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Anger is a normal emotion to feel, just as it is normal to feel happy or sad. However when anger is not expressed in a healthy and positive manner it can become out of control and lead to all kinds of problems not only for yourself but your family and friends.
When anger is expressed in a negative way it can come out as being very aggressive, violent or threatening. Anger can have a disruptive effect on thoughts and behaviours. It interferes with your ability to think and act clearly and can lead us to act impulsively without thinking first. Anger is sometimes used as a defence barrier when we feel hurt or embarrassed.
When anger is suppressed or turned inwards this can also lead to problems resulting in ways of suppressing the anger such as eating disorders, self-harm, drugs and alcohol addictions. People who find it difficult to talk about how they feel and perhaps trauma which they have experienced in the past often turn their anger inwards.
If you feel angry you have every right to express that and a healthy way of expressing anger is to be assertive (not aggressive).
Every person has the right to:
Every person has the right to:
Express his/her feelings.
To be treated with respect, and as an equal human being.
To state his/her own needs and wants.
To say yes or no for his/herself.
To make mistakes.
To change his/her mind.
To say when he/she does not understand.
To ask for what he/she wants.
To decline responsibility for other people's problems.
To deal with others without being dependent on them for approval.
To say no without feeling guilty.
Sometimes when a person is angry it is easy to take that anger out in a negative way on those who are closest to us. If you feel your anger is about to get out of control:
NYAxVR-Managing_Conflict_Home.pdfIf you would like a paper copy of this workbook please speack to Miss Hanson or Lyndsey the school counsellor or Email cha@fbec.uk
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