2. Anger Management

3. What is Anger ? Anger is a basic human emotion that is experienced by all people. Typically triggered by an emotional hurt, anger is usually experienced as an unpleasant feeling that occurs when we think we have been injured, mistreated, opposed in our long-held views, or when we are faced with obstacles that keep us from attaining personal goals.

4. What is Anger ?....2 Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. And it can make you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion. This brochure is meant to help you understand and control anger.

5. What causes Anger? Anger can be caused by both external and internal events. You could be angry at a specific person (Such as a coworker or supervisor) or event (a traffic jam, a canceled flight), or your anger could be caused by worrying or brooding about your personal problems. Memories of traumatic or enraging events can also trigger angry feelings.

8. Anger ….. It is important to understand anger because the way you express it can be: HELPFUL: Venting anger can get you “fired up” so you can overcome obstacles and Achieve Goals. HARMFUL: When you ignore anger or express it in a negative way, it can hurt you and others.

10. ANGER MANAGEMENT Anger management does not involve getting rid of all anger, but using anger to enhance your life. We can look at the purposes of anger in both a positive and negative light.

11. ANGER MANAGEMENT The positive aspects of anger are that you have increased energy, are able to communicate your feelings, able to solve your problems and can take charge of the situation. `

12. ANGER MANAGEMENT The negative aspects of anger are that you can have disruption of your thinking, unnecessarily defend yourself, become aggressive and become known as an angry person.

13. ANGER MANAGEMENT Anger management would be seen then as increasing the positive aspects or functions of anger and decreasing the negative functions of anger.

14. Importance of ANGER MANAGEMENT The goal of Anger Management is to reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes. You can't get rid of, or avoid, the things or the people that enrage you, nor can you change them, but you can learn to control your reactions.

16. The following are some TIPS to prevent/control an Anger

17. The key to anger reduction is knowing yourself . A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

18. Do important jobs now before they become urgent. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

19. When you make mistakes, learn from them rather than getting angry. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

20. Don't criticize, condemn & complain because it makes you angry. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT Compiled by MRD

21. Learn to say no . A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

22. Choose a job you love and you will not have a day of anger in your working life. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

23. Most problems are really the absence of ideas. Think ahead... anticipate... do it or get it done, even if second best... you will be less angry. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

24. Organize your mind and organize your desk for 5 minutes every hour. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

25. Accept what you cannot change & change what you cannot accept. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

26. Say sorry at the right moment to reduce the anger of others. For every 10 minutes you are angry you lose 600 seconds of happiness. A little pot soon hot! A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

27. Never get angry with a man who has nothing to lose. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

28. The most common occupational disease of a poor executive is his inability to listen . The result is anger . A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

29. Never reply to a letter/ email when you are angry. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

30. Nobody can disgrace us other than ourselves. So why get angry? A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

31. Never go to bed with an argument unsettled. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

32. Expectation breeds frustration. Frustration breeds anger. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

33. Work is the best remedy for all angers. Men who do not know how to fight anger, die young. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

34. Indecision makes you angry. Therefore, decide this way or that way. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

35. If all else fails, lower your standards to make you less angry. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

36. You cannot change others as easily as you can change yourself. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

37. Do not just catch your employees or your children doing wrong things; it will make you angry. Catch them doing right things . A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

38. Most people remember 20 % of what they hear... understand this fact to reduce your anger. A match stick has a head but not a brain ANGER PREVENTION KIT

39. When you are ANGRY and UPSET remember… 1-2-3 TURTLE

43. Finally………. Control Your Anger Before it controls you Since…