1. Expressing Anger in Healthy Ways
These guidelines will help you learn to express your anger in healthy ways.

2. Expressing Anger in Healthy Ways
These guidelines will help you learn to express your anger in healthy ways.
Expressing Anger in Healthy Ways
Evaluate your progress.
Continue to keep track of your responses to anger in your journal.
Seek constructive alternatives.
Address the Problem After you calm down, try to discuss the problem.
Describe your response.
Record what you did in response to your anger and what happened after you responded.
Identify your triggers.
Before you can deal with your anger, you need to know what makes you angry.
Accept your feelings.
Anger is a normal emotion. Denying your anger will not make it go away, and ignoring your anger can lead to more destructive behaviors later on.
Release Excess Energy Do some physical activity that you enjoy or do some activity that requires you to be creative.
Avoid Certain Situations If some situations act as triggers for your anger, you may be able to avoid them.
Avoid Destructive Behaviors Overeating or not eating, drinking, smoking, using drugs, or taking extreme physical risks may help you forget your problems for a short time.
Ask for Help If you are having trouble controlling your anger, talk to a trusted adult.

3. End of Chapter 2, Building Health Skills
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