Anger Management Basics-The Cycle The Change The Action Plan

Anytime someone begins to experience anger, it always starts with a trigger or an event. Once that occurs, the anger cycle begins and will continue unless you have the skills and the understanding to stop the cycle. Oftentimes, people are unaware of what caused them to get angry and therefore they are never able to stop the cycle.

This video breaks down phase 2 of the Emotional Cycle. Many could argue that phase 2 comes before the trigger or the event, but after watching this video, you will have a better understanding of why your trigger lead to this phase.

The way that you think about anger is important. The problem is that once we are in an angry or emotional cycle, it is difficult to control how we are thinking because we are lead by our emotions. Unfortunately, by not being in control of your thinking, your anger or emotional cycle will continue. This video explains how.

As you continue in the anger or emotional cycle, things only continue to get worse. The range of what 'getting worse' means is extremely wide. In addition, the more you experience anger in your life, the greater the chance are that you have demonstrated a level of anger that could become physical.

Note: Anger doesn't have to be physical to be considers bad. ANY anger that is inappropriate is bad no matter what the level of escalation looks like.

Everyone who gets emotional eventually begin to recover. Because of the amount of energy that's used for getting angry, eventually that energy is used up and you start to feel a lot different. This doesn't mean that you are not still thinking about what's happening, but it does mean that even the thoughts are not as intense.

Recovery is a normal part of the process, but not the end of the cycle.

The true goal of the entire Emotional Cycle® is revealed in this lecture. It may shock you to find out that the goal is NOT to try to get through the cycle faster. The good news is everyone can be successful with this goal.

This section ends with a list of task that each participant can work on in their daily lives. These tasks can be implemented immediately and can speed up your learning and success with overcoming your anger.

These tasks are not meant to be done in a day simply because anger is generally more intrenched than that. These task should be wired on continuously until you find the success that you desire.

This lecture is a quick overview of the Emotional Cycle® that was discussed in detail in the previous section. This is mainly for anyone who may have bypassed any parts of the previous section.

If you feel that you are familiar with the Emotional Cycle® that was introduced, you can skip this lecture.

There's a constant battle that's always going on with your mind and your emotions. That is because they serve two completely different purposes in our lives. When our minds and our emotions are not in sync, it can create some form of cognitive dissonance, which is really a fancy phrase for a disagreement that causes stress or discomfort.

This video is very informative in explaining exactly what's going on and sheds light on why change for most people is hard.

The key to being outsmarted by our intellectual selves centers around knowing a fundamental principle and that is that we need to be mindful about our thoughts. In other words, we have to think about what we are thinking.

In addition, find out IF willpower is enough to have to make long-lasting change. This section explains more.

When we experience anger, it is generally because we are not in charge of our emotional selves. Our emotional selves need constant feedback and if we are not careful and we don't work to keep our emotions in tact, they can easily take over. This can undoubtedly lead to being on and staying in an emotional cycle.

Our environment is generally comprised with our support system. When our support system is weak, it can hurt us in our quest be in and stay in control of our emotions. In addition, we all have to be willing to make the changes necessary for our success.

This section ends with a list of task that can help you to be successful with making long lasting changes in your life. These tasks can be implemented immediately and can speed up your learning and success with overcoming your anger.

This lesson offers a quick overview of the entire Emotional Cycle®. If you find that you are familiar with the cycle, you can skip this lecture.

This lesson is a quick overview of the section on why change is hard. If you believe that you have a solid understanding of the lectures offered in that section, feel free to skip this lecture.

The information taught in this section will give students the best chances for success. It offers simple and easy to follow instructions for your action plan that can be implemented with ease.

This part of the action plan for your mind instructs the learner about the types of improvements they should expect, the types of goals they should set up for themselves, and the type of mindset that, if kept, will offer the most success in staying in control of their anger as well as other emotions that they are trying to overcome.

The BIGGEST success with our action plan that you set up for you emotions is about setting up, sticking to, and even praising small successes. As you get started with doing things differently, it is important to not focus on larger successes because even before larger successes become apparent, there will be a plethora of small successes that happened along the way.

Once you find great consistency with the small successes then you can begin to look forward to larger successes. But to start, remember to keep your emotional plan simple and consistent for optimal growth.

For your environmental action plan, there are really 2 key components that you should know and remember:

1. Know the types of environments and/or people that make you angry and either avoid those situations or limit the amount of time that you are in those situations. This will increase your success.

2. Get friends, family, and even co-workers to support you while you are on your journey. Be clear about what you need from them and allow them to help you when you need it.

The lecture offers more details that will be beneficial to your growth and development.

This bonus section was added with the student in mind. It gives you a number of additional strategies that, if utilized, will help you to have success in no time.

Remember, if you've gotten to this part of this course, you've already learned a number of strategies, tools, and concepts, that can help you to be successful IF you implement what you've learn. Success for you now is only a matter of practice and a matter of time.

If you were actively involved with completing the tasks that were given in the previous sections, then that means you have already gotten started on your journey to get into control of your anger. All that is left to do with this final section is take what you can do and get started.

Remember, the main message of this final lecture is about simplicity and ease. That's what is going to help you to be successful.

There's noting else to wait for...GET STARTED NOW!

Thank you for participating in this course.

This is a short but helpful ebook that will give you additional support for this course. Many of the techniques that are discussed can be use right away.

This ebook is helpful if you are dealing with or working with others who have anger issues. That includes working with children or even those who you are in a parenting role with in various settings-including the workplace.