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Reddit mentions of Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Help Your Child Regulate Emotional Outbursts and Aggressive Behaviors
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What a great parent you are to reach out for help. ❤️ I have anger issues related to borderline personality disorder, which are similar to the emotional flooding you can have with ADHD. Medication helps me with that partially, so I’m sorry to hear about the pains your family is experiencing in that regard - but something else that has help me is dialectical behaviour therapy. My outbursts tend to be rooted in urgently needing to do something to cope with all of the intense emotions I feel all at once, and a big part of DBT is teaching people specific skills that help them make better choices when their emotions are driving.
Obviously your son is just a little fella, so direct treatment may not be an option right now, but I know there are parenting books related to teaching DBT skills that may help: https://www.amazon.ca/Parenting-Child-Who-Intense-Emotions/dp/1572246499/ref=asc_df_1572246499/?tag=googlemobshop-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292867234452&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18253061692767599873&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1001801&hvtargid=pla-435978072713&psc=1
(Sorry for the giant link, I’m on my phone).
Looks like you already have an idea about why you get so angry, unrealistic expectations and I assume that's tied to a lack of empathy. When we truly understand why someone behaves the way they do empathy will counter any anger. But if you interpret malice into his behavior, perhaps project your fears into the interpretation ( I'm not being respected) and top it all of with judgment then anger will ensue.
A book that I found really helpful in dealing with my thinking regarding my kids was parenting a child who has intense emotions
A good portion of the book is dedicated about how to change judgmental thinking about your children and their behavior. It's a great book for anyone I think and I highly recommend it.