When Anxiety Makes You Angry: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anger Management

When thinking about what anxiety looks like in children and adolescents, we often imagine its classic signs, such as excessive nervousness in a new environment, stress before exams, or even panic attacks. But aggression as a reaction to anxious circumstances is just as valid. Since you are reading this book, your teenager is likely to respond to anxiety with fighting more often than in other ways. When they are under stress, their brain and body gear up to defend their position and protect themselves.
This book is organized just like long-term therapy, where skills are mastered one by one. The teenager will learn to identify what is happening behind the veil of their anger. They will gradually start to become aware of their own thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns, so that angry reactions do not happen automatically. They will acquire stress coping skills and ways to ease the intensity of anger and anxiety. They will understand how to solve problems without jumping to conclusions and getting upset by failures. They will learn not to dwell on the negative, to let go of the situation, and move forward.
By the time they finish this book, they will already have a list of practical ways to further strengthen these skills independently or with the support of a psychologist.