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I am doing a bloody awful job at keeping up with my notes! Prepare to be flooded with nonsensical rubbish pouring from my brain. It will one day go to good use, I am sure (she bloody hopes).
The Anger Habit
Back on September 29th I posted my notes, that introduced the topic of Anger.
In today's lesson we worked in groups and compiled a list of solutions that we personally have used to combat anger.
Expanding on those ideas in the diagram above:
Also with this question in mind:
Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?
Meditation, using the dreaded words 'chill out' and 'Deep Breathing'. I am not for on minute suggesting that you just count to ten and relax, unless that just happens to work for you Take some time in the day that works best for you, whether that's morning or night. Listen to some relaxing music and practice deep breathing.
Meditation, using the dreaded words 'chill out' and 'Deep Breathing'. I am not for on minute suggesting that you just count to ten and relax, unless that just happens to work for you Take some time in the day that works best for you, whether that's morning or night. Listen to some relaxing music and practice deep breathing.
Example = Breathe in courage, Breathe out Fear.
Writing, in the diagram I wrote 'write a letter', writing an angry letter, that you never intend to post, is a great release of anger and it doesn't hurt anyone. Its just another way of expressing yourself creatively.
Exercise, this is challenging the anger into a sociably acceptable activity. Walking, hiking.jogging, swimming, skipping etc. There is also Boxing, punching a pillow, but is that always a healthy releases of anger?
Some negative ways of coping with anger, Drinking, Taking Drugs and Eating. Those three things are like forms of self medication and it can make things worse, possibly more angry.
Writing, in the diagram I wrote 'write a letter', writing an angry letter, that you never intend to post, is a great release of anger and it doesn't hurt anyone. Its just another way of expressing yourself creatively.
Exercise, this is challenging the anger into a sociably acceptable activity. Walking, hiking.jogging, swimming, skipping etc. There is also Boxing, punching a pillow, but is that always a healthy releases of anger?
Some negative ways of coping with anger, Drinking, Taking Drugs and Eating. Those three things are like forms of self medication and it can make things worse, possibly more angry.
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Personal Journal
If this weeks Personal Development group caused this doodle you know it must of been an intense one!With my birthday and mum in hospital, plus intensity of the 'circle of doom', I am afraid that caused a brain meltdown , which resulted in me blubbing (crying). I am not a crier, not that there is anything wrong with crying, my defence mechanisms just don't allow for it very often. These personal development sessions are very intense and often feel uncomfortable. That doesn't mean I don't get a lot out of it, because I really do. Its opening up my eyes to what emotional investment I will be asking of my future clients. If I think this is painful then they will be feeling it tenfold. I admitted what some of my defence mechanisms are, which I simultaneously regretted and felt happy about. Once you make people aware of why you do things they may understand you better, but they also wont let you get away with things at the same time.
The next college notes post will be on grief and grief counselling.
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