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Anger Management
Over the years I have facilitated anger management groups. I use a variety of handouts and activities to have a process oriented group interaction. One of the hand outs I use is below. I use it in 1 of 2 ways. I have folks fill it out first and then we discuss or we go through it together and discuss. We explore as a group, learning from each other.
ANGER WORDSanger disgust grumpiness rage aggravation dislike hate resentment agitation envy hostility revulsion annoyance exasperation irritation scorn bitterness ferocity jealousy spite contempt frustration loathing torment cruelty fury mean-spiritedness vengefulness destructiveness grouchiness outrage wrathOther:_________________________Prompting Events for Feeling AngerLosing power.Losing status.Losing respect.Being insulted.Not having things turn out the way you expected.Experiencing physical pain.Experiencing emotional pain.Being threatened with physical or emotional pain by someone or something.Having an important or pleasurable activity interrupted, postponed, or stopped.Not obtaining something you want (which another person has).Other:_______________________________Interpretations That Prompt Feelings of AngerExpecting pain.Feeling that you have been treated unfairly.Believing that things should be different.Rigidly thinking “I’m right.”Judging that the situation is illegitimate, wrong, or unfair.Ruminating about the event that set off the anger in the first place, or in the past.Other:____________________________Experiencing the Emotion of AngerFeeling incoherent.Feeling out of control.Feeling extremely emotional.Feeling tightness or rigidity in your body.Feeling your face flush or get hot.Feeling nervous tension, anxiety or discomfort.Feeling like you are going to explode.Muscles tightening. .Teeth clamping together, mouth tightening.Crying; being unable to stop tears.Wanting to hit, bang the wall, throw something, blow up.Other:__________________________Expressing and Acting on AngerFrowning or not smiling; mean or unpleasant facial expression.Gritting or showing your teeth in an unfriendly manner.Grinning.A red or flushed face.Verbally attacking the cause of your anger; criticizing.Physically attacking the cause of your anger.Using obscenities or cursing.U sing a loud voice, yelling, screaming, or shouting.Complaining or bitching; talking about how lousy things are.Clenching your hands or fists.Making aggressive or threatening gestures.Pounding on something, throwing things, breaking things.Walking heavily or stomping; slamming doors, walking out.Brooding or withdrawing from contract with others.Other:_____________________Aftereffects of AngerNarrowing of attention.Attending only to the situation making you angry.Ruminating about the situation making you angry and not being able to think of anything else.Remembering and ruminating about other situations that have made you angry in the past.Imagining future situations that will make you angry.Depersonalization, dissociative experience, numbness.Intense shame, fear, or other negative emotions.Other:______________________ -
Injury
Currently recovering from an injury and will start posting again in a week or so.
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one more
“…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” Mark Nepo
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small things
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa
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Meditation has Long-term Effects on the Brain
According to scientists from Harvard and Boston University, meditation produces enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain according to an article published in November of 2012 in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
Researchers trained people with one of two different types of meditation, mindful meditation and compassionate meditation over an 8 week period. They measured activity in the brain using functional MRIs 3 weeks before the study and at 3 weeks after and noted what happened to areas of the brain related to compassion. They found the those people who learned compassionate meditation had a different and more loving response 3 weeks after the course even when not meditating.
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Coloring Page Dogbane Beetle
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Applying Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Treatment
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make you
If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see. James Baldwin
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Wellness Recovery Action Plan
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan®, or WRAP®, is an evidence based practice that is used world-wide by people who are dealing with mental health challenges as well as medical conditions. Diabetes, weight gain, pain management, addictions, smoking, and trauma are just some of the many life challenges that can benefit from WRAP. WRAP can also be used as a framework to guide relationships in peer support, recovery groups, agencies, and organizations.
WRAP is being used in schools, prisons, hospitals, and veterans’ facilities. It is used with people of all ages who want to attain the highest possible level of wellness. It was originally developed by a group of people who lived with mental health difficulties and were searching for ways to resolve their wellness issues. WRAP was their answer, and it can be used by anyone looking to develop a plan to manage a path to wellness.
WRAP involves listing your personal resources, your Wellness Tools, and then using those resources to develop an Action Plan to use in specific situations which you determine. WRAP is adaptable for any situation and can include a Crisis Plan or Advance Directive.
WRAP is for Life! – It is for everyone, anytime, and for any of life’s challenges.
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Tara
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