Positive Anger Management Coping

To calm yourself down, you will need to learn some positive ways to teach your body to calm down when you are upset.  The first rule of positive coping is: don’t hold it in.  Avoidance is a negative coping strategy, and so dealing with your anger is important.  It’s normal to fee sadness, anxiety, anger or a mix of emotions when you are upset.  it’s important not to hold it in.  Deal with it.

These tools, when used correctly, will help you do just that.  They can hep you know what to do when you are stressed and angry.  They are more difficult than negative coping, but they work in the short term and the long term.

There are five tools that research has shown works in reducing anger.  Learn these five tools well:

1. Space
2. Time
3. Breathing
4. Distraction
5. Muscle Relaxation

Over the next few weeks, I will review each tool for reducing anger so return to learn what each tool can do for you.

Excerpt taken from “Take Control of your Anger: A Step-by-Step Guide to Anger Management” written by Michael Ballard, MA, LPC

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Michael Ballard, MA, LPC

Counselor For Anger Management at Front Range Counseling Center

I am an anger management counselor at Front Range Counseling Center, an outpatient clinic in Denver that helps individuals and couples with anger problems. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado. I provide counseling services for individuals, couples, and families who struggle with anger. I developed The ASCEND Method® for anger management, and have used this method with men and women, adults, teens, and children. I have also authored various workbooks, training manuals, and articles and has been published in The Washington Post.

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