Posts Tagged ‘exercises’

Breaking the Addiction of Anger

July 7th, 2010  

When we have habitual anger management problems, we are addicted to anger. At the slightest provocation or inconvenience our default response is anger; we just can’t help it…

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Kindness Rules Over Anger Practice Day

May 10th, 2010  

As a way to create a strong environment for your anger management efforts, choose one day where you work hard to not lose your seat with anger. We all lead busy lives, and despite our aspirations to…

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Anger Management Walkabout

March 2nd, 2010  

Anger management is a tough go. Nobody wants to be angry, yet many of us find ourselves locked into this painful emotion time and time again, sometimes for years on end…

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Change the Pattern

February 28th, 2010  

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One of the ways we stay stuck in anger is by repeating the same patterns over and over again. We get triggered by the same people at work, we experience the same life frustrations, we have the same fight with our partner, time and time again…

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Brief Anger Writing Exercise

February 25th, 2010  

This is an exercise that uses the writing process for quick anger management. For one week, every time you are angry, stop and make a note of it. Keep a pen and small notebook with you at all times

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Anger Management at Work

February 19th, 2010  

For many of us, one of the most challenging places to experience and manage anger is at work. Being at work in a nine to five environment is not easy for most people, because we…

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The Anger Journal

February 12th, 2010  

An excellent anger management practice is to keep a daily anger journal. This helps you become more familiar with how anger operates in your life, which ultimately will give you more control and anger management skill. Here’s what you do…

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In the Other Person’s Shoes

February 5th, 2010  

If you are in the midst of a conflict, try and imagine what the other person is going through. Write down your thoughts on this…

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Conflict Resolution Exercise: Stage One

October 11th, 2009  

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When you are ready, sit down with pen and notebook. You’re going to do some exploration and writing with the conflict to help you resolve it. Here’s what you do…

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Conflict Resolution Exercises

October 9th, 2009  

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This is the first in a series of articles on conflict resolution. Read this introduction, and then go to the first exercise which you can find immediately following…

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Shake Up Your Anger Pattern

September 30th, 2009  

Anger comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and people experience different manifestations at different times. Yet it’s also true that each of us has a dominant style of anger. Some of us habitually smolder in resentment, other people lash out in continual aggression towards others, and some people wage subtle and manipulative warfare…

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How Fast am I going?

September 23rd, 2009  

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Throughout the day stop and ask yourself, “How fast am I going?” Speed has become the major addiction of our modern world. Human society moves faster and faster, and as individuals, the speedier we get the more anger we tend to experience…

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Your Anger Triggers

September 23rd, 2009  

Do you know what sets off your anger? Are you familiar with the various elements of your life that regularly cause you toflare up? If not, here is a simple exercise to begin the process of familiarization.There are three steps…

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Take Charge of Your State of Mind

September 22nd, 2009  

When faced with a situation where anger arises, here is formula to help you get your mind clear quickly on the spot. The instant you notice, “Oh yeah, here we go: I’m starting to burn with anger,” stop right there and give yourself the option to act with control…

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