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Got Anger?

Got Anger?. Mark A. D. Long, Ed.D. Health Promotion program Navy & Marine Corps Public Health Center. Where are you today with your anger?. Hot Frustrated Annoyed Okay Calm. Anger is. A powerful feeling Negative thoughts Physiological response.

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Got Anger?

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  1. Got Anger? Mark A. D. Long, Ed.D. Health Promotion program Navy & Marine Corps Public Health Center

  2. Where are you today with your anger? Hot Frustrated Annoyed Okay Calm

  3. Anger is A powerful feeling Negative thoughts Physiological response

  4. How you cope with angry feelings, angry thoughts and your behavior is the key!

  5. Who taught you about anger? • Parents • Family • Friends • Culture Often we have learned the wrong ways to deal with our anger!

  6. Anger Mistakes • Blowing up • Sulking & pouting • Fighting • Holding it in • Letting it all out • Seeking revenge

  7. Mistakes • Recall others’ blunders in managing their anger • Remember the mistakes you have made in dealing with your anger! You can learn from past errors!

  8. Anger Consider how much more often you suffer from your anger and grief than from those very things which you are angry and grieved . . .

  9. My Anger Mistakes List 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

  10. Anger Triggers & Red Flags • People • Situations • Thoughts • Feelings What are yours?

  11. Plan • Anticipate your potential red flags! • Practice coping with your anger triggers before they occur! • Use your anger control skills • Learn from your mistakes!

  12. Anger Wisdom “If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow”

  13. What to do when Angry Relax your body Calm your mind Take a time out

  14. Anger Wisdom You can decide whether to have a breakdown or a breakthrough -Naomi Judd

  15. Anger Control Strategies • Immediately calm down • Take a break! • Take time to think and reflect about your situation • Consider possible options

  16. Anger Management Skills • Engage in physical activity • Think about something else • Talk to a friend • Let it go! Remember to chill out and stay in control of your behavior!

  17. Ask yourself What will be gained by doing or saying that?

  18. Wisdom on Anger “Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at some else - you are the one who gets burned” -Buddha

  19. Change your Negative Thinking! From Negative Interpretations • Brooding • Blaming • Justifying • Labeling • Viewing self as wronged

  20. To Positive Thinking • This is disappointing… • It’s not the end of the world • This is unfair yet… • I’d better not jump to conclusions • Others make mistakes...

  21. Positive Self Talk Helpful to have positive ways to cope and counter negative self talk • Relax and stay calm • Losing my cool won’t help • I can deal with this! • It’s not worth getting mad

  22. Practice • Need to regularly practice anger control skills! • You’ve had years of experience mismanaging anger… • Now is the time to learn and develop new effective anger management strategies!

  23. Anger Wisdom “ Ingredients needed to change a curse into a blessing- humor, patience and faith” -Dr. Brian Luke Seaward

  24. Question How will you deal with your anger?

  25. Summary Do something to de-stress Think before you act and respond Change your thinking Practice your anger control skills Know that you can manage your anger!

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