1. Controlling Your Anger

2. What you will learn What anger is What an anger trigger is
What happens when you become angry
What can happen if you do not manage your anger
Ways to manage your anger

3. What is anger?

4. What is anger? It is a FEELING, not an action.
It comes from other feelings like sadness or frustration.
It is not good nor bad.
We all feel angry at times.
When it’s managed, it can help us do some positive things.
Focus
Try harder
Motivation to prove people wrong

5. What is an anger trigger?

6. What is an anger trigger?
Something that causes you to be angry
External triggers
Things done to us – lying or putting you down
Internal triggers
Messages we give ourselves – self-talk, based on assumptions or incorrect information

7. What are signs that you are getting angry?

8. What are signs that you are getting angry?
Body – fast heart beat, sweating, shaking, clenched jaw/fists, headache, stomache ache, tense muscles, hot or red face
Mind – can’t concentrate, confusion, memory problems, thoughts of doing harm, angry thoughts, irritability
Behavior – difficult to sit still, withdrawing from others, throwing things, pacing, yelling

9. What are possible consequences of not controlling your anger?

10. What are possible consequences of not controlling your anger?
Destroy things
Trouble
Hurt yourself
Hurt someone else

11. What are ways to control your anger?

12. What are ways to manage your anger?
Take a break
Walk away
Deep breaths
Count to 10
Draw/write
Get to your “Happy Place”
You can use these when you’re nervous, frustrated, stressed or any time you need to relax

13. What have you learned? What is anger? What are anger triggers?
What are signs that you may be angry?
What can happen if you don’t manage your anger?
What are ways to manage your anger?

14. Thank you!