ManagingYourAnger

Every minute you are angry, you will lose sixty seconds of happiness

Goals Benefits of Anger Benefits of Anger Internal/External Sources Internal/External Sources Signs of Anger Signs of Anger Anger Harms Anger Harms Controlling Anger Controlling Anger

Am I Right to be Mad? Sometimes Sometimes Anger is a problem if you often get mad or can’t control yourself Anger is a problem if you often get mad or can’t control yourself People may treat you poorly People may treat you poorly How you handle your anger determines if you get desired results How you handle your anger determines if you get desired results

Benefits of Anger Primitive Defense Mechanism Primitive Defense Mechanism Protects us from being Protects us from being dominated and manipulated dominated and manipulated Adrenalin released increases Adrenalin released increases

Benefits of Anger Added strength, courage, and motivation Added strength, courage, and motivation Depression - Anger turned Depression - Anger turned inward inward Uncontrolled - Destructive Uncontrolled - Destructive

Creating Change Anger at the way things are Courage to see they don’t remain that way

Controlling Anger An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Go Blind

Higher Thinking People can be unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway

Internal Sources of Anger Low Emotional Low Emotional Level Level Easily Frustrated Easily Frustrated

Internal Sources of Anger Negative Negative Unreasonable Unreasonable Demands Demands Not Empathic Not Empathic

External Sources of Anger Attack Attack Mean Mean Threatened Threatened Unfair Unfair

External Sources of Anger Inconsiderate Inconsiderate Drugs Drugs Alcohol Alcohol Lack of Sleep Lack of Sleep Lack of Exercise Lack of Exercise