DAY+88+ANGER+CONTROL

Day 88 Anger Control

1. Review the situation below and discuss with the class. Key things to identify, **Anger Triggers, Anger Cues, Anger Reducers, and Anger Reminders**.

Eric is starting a new job today. He is very nervous and that increases his stress level this morning. He really does not like it when it rains outside and as he looked out the window it is raining. Eric started to feel himself getting warm so he decided to count backwards from 10. This helped to calm him down. He finally got ready and started to drive to work. As he pulled out of the driveway he noticed that his engine warning light was on. Eric looked in the mirror and noticed that his face was bright red. He said to himself, "Its ok, I'll have it fixed after work." This helped him turn back to his normal color. Eric then turned to get on route 23 and was shocked by the site he saw. Eric started to feel his fists clench up as he got onto route 23 and entered the biggest traffic jam he had ever seen. Eric finally lost it and punched his dashboard and screamed. After a minute of this Eric decided to think of something that makes him happy. He did this and said to himself, "Well I cannot control everything." Eric finally got to work and noticed that he was on time. Then he remembered that he planned ahead for this situation and left for work an hour early.