Let Go of Anger and Frustration — Here’s How

Are you pissed off a lot?

Are you the kind of person who gets pissed off in traffic? Or at the line at the motor vehicle department? I used to be that kind of person too. I didn’t realize just how pissed off I was, or how often I was pissed off — until I wasn’t anymore. I’m going to tell you the story of how I went from being angry and frustrated much of time, to being calm and accepting.

I thought traffic was the cause of my frustration.

I used to be pissed off in traffic all the time. When others would comment about how upset I was, I didn’t understand what they were talking about. How could anyone be stuck in traffic and not be pissed off??

In my mind, traffic caused my anger. It was that simple. 12 step recovery taught me that was not the problem. It was that I had subconscious thoughts that there shouldn’t be traffic. Because I thought that there shouldn’t be traffic and there was, I was frustrated and angry. This realization caused a cascade of events to occur that got rid of my anger and frustration. I learned to change my expectations and become accepting of whatever was happening. Not only in traffic, but in every area of my life. Today, I live happy, joyous and free almost all the time.