Authored by William G. DeFoore, Ph.D.
This Anger Management Resource Blog is my journal of latest web site updates and insights. It will always let you know when new Web pages are created and what they're about--many of those new pages are stories contributed by visitors just like you!
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I'm a 52-year-old retired Army veteran, and lately, I find myself feeling really angry—like an 8 or 9 out of 10—way too often. This all started a couple
My husband and I have been together for 12 years (married for 9 months). We were friends in high school and got together our senior year and have been
Online or in person! Take a deep dive into the amazing realms of your brilliant mind and emotional body. You will discover road maps through the sometimes baffling world of your mental and emotional processes, and how to bring these processes into full alignment with your good heart and bright intentions. This session will also help you to understand and master the relationship between your mind and your body, so that you can stay healthy, vibrant, and strong as you step into your own magnificence in the life that lies ahead for you.
Since my dad’s passing 10 years ago my family has done nothing but fall apart. I am a middle child and have 2 brothers. I’m the only female. My entire
Check out this podcast, an interview with me and Sir Billy Dorsey at the Peerfest Conference in Grapevine. We had a great conversation about our personal journeys, and what led us to our current work in the field of mental health.
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Hi there. My son is an Autistic 23-year-old man. He lives at home with only myself. He was on meds as a teenager, but stopped at age 16. Since then his
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Dear Dr. DeFoore, I have been married for over 6 years and my relationship has become unrecognizable and full of resentment and hatred. Over the last
I share my short story of endurance with triggers of my past military wounds to help heal myself and others. To inspire you to believe in yourself and
My son is 20 years old. He is extremely intelligent. He excelled in school and was at the top of his high school senior class. He was accepted into every
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Hello, I’ve been married for 29 years. We have 2 sons. Our problem is my husband’s anger issues. The least little thing will set him off and he goes on
Most of the time my anger outbursts are directed toward my soon to be 20 year old daughter who lives at home. She has gotten over the outbursts that
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Two days ago I was advised by my 34 year old brilliant, professional, successful daughter that I neglected her emotional needs. She says I am mean, and
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I am a 20 year old student, my boyfriend is 23. We’ve been dating for 2 years this month. Our relationship is mostly good, and I know we both dearly love
Hi Dr. DeFoore. I hope that you can help me or provide me some possible solutions to the way I problematically handle my anger. I love my boyfriend and
My son is 24. We lost a very close family friend to suicide 2 1/2 years ago. Since then, he has not been the same. He is angry and flies off the handle
I am sure everyone will agree with me that 2020 has been quite the year! For me personally, it got worse before it got better. In June of this year,
Long story short for both of us. I started meditation about 6 weeks ago but could not come up with any reasons for the intense anger that I was becoming
My husband goes to AA. When he is really stressed, he blames me. For instance, he is scheduled for a hernia repair operation tomorrow. He is supposed
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I am a 20 year old in college, and my boyfriend and I have known each other for eight years, been together seriously for nearly five years now. Since
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Hello, I have a long distance relationship for 2 years (we broke up for 6 months in the middle of it). The relationship started in distance, we are
Our son has an addiction problem which caused his wife to file for a divorce. He moved in with us over a year ago while his divorce proceedings were and
I have been a single parent since near the birth of my youngest child who is now close to 20. I have an older child who is 23 and at Med School. My
Please forgive my grammar and punctuation in advance. I’ll give the short version of this story. This is a typical boy meets girl story, where girl
I met my new wife shortly after a rocky divorce. My daughters were 3 and 7. The woman whom I would eventually marry was the ideal companion and nurturer
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My husband and I have been married 5 months, together 6 years. The entire relationship has started on physical abuse and has since touched every category
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Our son has only just turned 13, but he is showing increasing signs of aggressive behaviour (pushing past us in the hallway en route to his bedroom when
My spouse is very controlling, I have to wear my hair a certain way, color it a certain color, wear certain clothes he approves of. If I don't, he belittles
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Thank you so much for what you do. I am happy I found this site. I am currently in an abusive relationship, both physically, mentally, financially,
I am a 26 year old woman who has been in a long term relationship with my boyfriend for about 6 years. We moved in together about 3 years ago and that's
Hello, My name is Violet. I'm 23 yrs. old and I'm wondering what I should do in now knowing that Jamie, my 26 yr. old boyfriend of five years, is in
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This story is not funny. However, I believe it needs to be told. My son, who is now 27, has a 6 year old daughter with a woman, 30 yrs. old, who is about
Hi I am Anu, as my husband lovingly called me. I lost my husband a month and a half back and since then have been a total wreck. I just can’t control
My darling man was paranoid about my previous life of promiscuity. But I knew I wouldn’t stray with him. I am loyal, and because I have dated many men,
Hello, & thank you for this site. I hope it will help me. I'm coming up fast on the age of 50, and can't remember ever not having a zero – mach7 anger
Hello. I am in deep love with a man who has shown me a different world. I have two children from my previous relationship. I met my now fiancé about
Continue reading "Should I Marry Him Even Though He's Abusive?"
I am similar to an angry version of Dori, from the movie Finding Nemo. I forget more than I remember. I have a great attention to detail in some memories,
I'm a rule follower in life and that's no exception while on the road. I'd elect to go the speed limit and follow traffic laws as intended for all motorists
This infographic covers all the important points, and gives you some guidance about how to be healthy even though you have anger!
I fell in love with a broken man. He was kind enough to help me when I found myself in a rough spot. He too was in a rough spot. Together all we had
You or a loved one have chronic pain? This article shows how counseling is more helpful than medication to help with that!
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I have been with my fiancé for five and a half years. Everything was great in the beginning. It was when we moved in together that everything changed.
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This is not about me, it is about my 51 year old son. We had an episode last night that really caused me a lot of worry and hurt. When fixing our plates
Ever since I was a young kid I recall becoming easily bothered by things that seemed to breeze past others. Something as simple as my favorite show not
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Tranform your natural warrior spirit (we're born with one) into a spiritual warrior, when you align your healthy anger with your good heart and your values.
I'm 29. My birth mom has always had a substance abuse problem. She lost custody of me at age 9, and my two younger half siblings, one was 3 and one was
A new year brings great changes and challenges for me. This year has its ups and downs, with managing and trying to become a better man for my family.
I've been on this website to talk about my son before. I'm a lone parent of 2 (now young adults). I've done everything for them and made sure they had
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Hi, I'm seventeen years old and I suffer with really bad anger issues. Anything makes me the slightest bit angry, whether it's missing a bus or dropping
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