Coaching and resources to raise your emotional intelligence
Tragic Irony I cringed when Matt Damon mocked the line spoken to him by Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting. "It's not your fault...?" It was Saturday Night Live and who could blame Mr. Damon for mocking the line, "It's not your fault...?" But the scene in the movie depicted a therapist, … [Read more...]
Those Pesky Obsessions Everyone has experienced obsessions. An obsession could involve worrying about that stove burner that you may not have turned off. It could be worrying about lab results when there is no reason to worry. Or, it could be thoughts about symmetry and quantity that arouse urges … [Read more...]
The purpose of Skill 3 anger management worksheet is similar to the previous worksheets is this series, but with a twist. In the last worksheet you practiced skill 2, distinguishing thoughts from feelings. If you know how to do this then you will know where to concentrate your efforts. Working with … [Read more...]
A Good Starting Place for Anger Management Worksheets Do you ever catch yourself arguing with someone in your mind for hours or even days? Your brain does this to reprocess the angry thoughts and feelings of a relationship or situation. This anger management worksheet focuses on one of the most … [Read more...]
Skill 4: Changing the Focus From Thoughts to Feelings We have been looking at the thoughts that drive angry feelings. Now we turn our focus to the feelings themselves. Both of these anger management worksheets deal with Skill 4. Skill 4 is part of the my series of 12 Skills for Honest … [Read more...]
Here is the third in the series of anger management worksheets. The focus is on teasing out the main thought that drives your anger. It can be downloaded by clicking on this link (Right-Click and Save As...): Anger Management Worksheet #3: Clearly Identify the Main Angry Thought (Skill … [Read more...]
In a few days I will be posting another anger management worksheet for your use. It will be a free download in the form of a 5 page PDF document. The first two pages comprise the anger management worksheet. The last three pages include most of the worksheet descriptions that you will find in this … [Read more...]
Purpose of This Anger Management Worksheet Learning to control one's anger is not a trivial matter. I believe it is easier to acquire anger management skills by breaking them down into small micro skills. Baby steps. Anger management worksheets are tools designed to learn these "micro" skills … [Read more...]
Here is a brief definition of anger management. In the big picture of things, depression and anger each cause the other as well as result from each other. Breaking this vicious cycle often means that depression has to be treated before out-of-control anger can be tamed. However, anger often … [Read more...]
I have just created a new worksheet that begins a series of anger management worksheets based on the 12 Skills of Honest Optimism. The main concept is that any episode of anger usually has a driving thought. If the anger is out of proportion to the situation, the driving thought is usually … [Read more...]