1.slow down the reaction 2. substituting your response
“I am sure she will return my book late as usual” “My mom will surely ask me to do some errand as soon as my friend calls”
I'm Hot as a Firecracker I'm an Emotional Yo-yo I'm a Time Bomb Ready to Explode I'm Coiled Ready to Spring I Have a Short Fuse I'm a Volcano Ready to Go Off There's a Ball of Fire Within Me I'm at My Breaking Point I'm a Prisoner of my Anger
Talk to Friends Distract self with Pleasurable Events/Hobbies Get Out into Nature Write / keep a Journal