Dmack

The fact that you despise confrontation may be the very reason that you explode and self medicate.

I too had always avoided confrontation.....to the point of becoming a doormat to most everyone. Once I learned how to communicate my displeasure with things that annoyed me in a constructive way, I am able to get my point across without much confrontation. And my ulcers have been much better too.

No more "Stuffing" how I feel to avoid a fight or to spare anothers feelings.

I was one of those people that would "flip out" over things that to an outsider appeared silly at best. The thing I flipped about wasn't even what I was upset about, but when I had enough, I blew! Now that I address issues as they come, they don't build to the boiling point.

I don't know if you are a stuffer or not but I sure know the shame in an explosion of anger.

Hang in there!

Dottie