Adult Temper Tantrums Are a Thing And the Pandemic Has Made Them Even More Prevalent Erin Bunch
There s only thing more mortifying than watching a grown adult throw a temper tantrum:
being a grown adult throwing a temper tantrum. In all likelihood, you ve been on at least one side of that equation, either shrinking from someone who seems to have lost all control of their emotions or having lost the ability to regulate your own.
It can be tempting to label this behavior as crazy, and while some adult temper tantrums are due to mental health struggles (which do not, for the record, make you or anyone else crazy ), others are simply a hazard of being alive. Stress, unsurprisingly, can be a trigger, which is why the pandemic may have made temper tantrums more prevalent than they were before.
By @TobyChilliShow
Apr 26, 2021
You’re not alone if your best conversation partner for the past few months has been yourself. But perhaps you’re worried that you’ve crossed the line into becoming the type of person talking to themselves that you used to slowly back away from out in public. But according to the experts, you’ve got nothing to worry about.
According to psychology lecturerPaloma Mari-Beffafrom the University of Bangor, most people talk to themselves silently all the time.No really, all the time. Mari-Beffa says you even talk to yourself in your sleep. But usually, this all takes place in your head. What about when you start vocalizing it?
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When Amy Jensen found herself single again at age 48, she realized that the last time she had gone on a first date was in the previous century. “I had to learn to flirt again,” says the marketing director and mom of two from Brooklyn, whose name has been changed to keep her teenage son from being mortified. “It was like exercising a muscle I hadn’t used in years. But you know what? I’m having a lot of fun!”
Whether you’re newly single after a long relationship or still looking for your first great love, dating after you’ve passed your 40