Tag Archives: anger

Drive my car

January 19, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Comments Off on Drive my car

Whether it is anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, etc; most of us know that experience when we are filled with an inconvenient and undeniable feeling. Imagine that feeling as an uninvited person who is getting into your car. Imagine that you are driving a car, and then that familiar uninvited feeling shows up, be it spontaneously, […]

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The sidekick, the bully, and the downer

January 11, 2016  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers,For teens,metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Comments Off on The sidekick, the bully, and the downer

Sometimes, in order to avoid acting on my emotions or reactions, I find that it helps to separate them from myself. I even imagine an emotion as a separate ‘person,’ giving me bad advice. How I see that person depends on the feeling. Anger reminds me of the sidekick to the bad guy in teen […]

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Second-level emotions

December 14, 2015  |   Posted by :   |   metaphors to help facilitate communication   |   Comments Off on Second-level emotions

It is bad enough feeling depressed, or anxious, or angry, or resentful. There are times when it is almost impossible to avoid these feelings. But then we get caught up in what my wife refers to as ‘the second level.’ You can be depressed about being depressed, (i.e. “What’s wrong with me? Why do I […]

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Helping your kids manage their temper

May 26, 2015  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children   |   Comments Off on Helping your kids manage their temper

Two helpful videos to watch with your kids:    

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