What Is Anger Management 01/27/2017 Anger Management is a broad term that encompasses a number of interventions to help people cope with problem anger. We have deliberately used the term “problem anger” because we understand that not all anger is problematic. This is actually the first thing we teach in our training. Anger is a perfectly natural human emotion that everyone feels at some time or other. For people with problem anger this emotion is expressed in inappropriate ways. Perhaps violent or aggressive, or maybe sulky and
Anger Management is a broad term that encompasses a number of interventions to help people cope with problem anger. We have deliberately used the term “problem anger” because we understand that not all anger is problematic. This is actually the first thing we teach in our training. Anger is a perfectly natural human emotion that everyone feels at some time or other. For people with problem anger this emotion is expressed in inappropriate ways. Perhaps violent or aggressive, or maybe sulky and
Understanding Self 09/20/2018 The central model of Personality in Transactional Analysis is the ego stare model. It is designed to help you understand yourself and your relationship with others using some very simple concepts It is a great tool for developing self-awareness personal growth
The central model of Personality in Transactional Analysis is the ego stare model. It is designed to help you understand yourself and your relationship with others using some very simple concepts It is a great tool for developing self-awareness personal growth
Managing Negative Intrusive Thoughts 08/07/2018 In my last blog, I looked at how the way we think has a direct impact on our mood. In this week's blog, I am going to introduce you to a great technique for helping you manage negative or intrusive thoughts. This process is not just relevant for anger. Negative thoughts can undermine our sense of well being and also lead to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. For example, let’s take the thought “My boss doesn’t like me”. This is likely to lead to a strong emotional reaction. We may feel
In my last blog, I looked at how the way we think has a direct impact on our mood. In this week's blog, I am going to introduce you to a great technique for helping you manage negative or intrusive thoughts. This process is not just relevant for anger. Negative thoughts can undermine our sense of well being and also lead to depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. For example, let’s take the thought “My boss doesn’t like me”. This is likely to lead to a strong emotional reaction. We may feel
How Our Thoughts Affect Our Anger 07/21/2018 “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” These are the opening lines of a famous Buddhist text and this teaching seems really relevant to the model of Anger we shall explore today Any emotion can be considered to be made up of 3 component parts; Our thought, our bodily sensations, and our behaviors. Think about this in relation to your anger: your angry thought might be “he doesn't care about me” or “she is trying to put me down”.
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” These are the opening lines of a famous Buddhist text and this teaching seems really relevant to the model of Anger we shall explore today Any emotion can be considered to be made up of 3 component parts; Our thought, our bodily sensations, and our behaviors. Think about this in relation to your anger: your angry thought might be “he doesn't care about me” or “she is trying to put me down”.
Developing Self Compassion 07/09/2018 The Dalai Lama tells us “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” We live in a very narcissistic age epitomized by social media and the selfie. On the one hand there is a growing sense that we can be authentic, expressing our true nature wherever and whenever possible, yet at the same time, there seems to be an ever-increasing cost to being outside the group, whatever that may be. Speak out of line and you risk extreme condemnation from
The Dalai Lama tells us “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” We live in a very narcissistic age epitomized by social media and the selfie. On the one hand there is a growing sense that we can be authentic, expressing our true nature wherever and whenever possible, yet at the same time, there seems to be an ever-increasing cost to being outside the group, whatever that may be. Speak out of line and you risk extreme condemnation from
The Amazon Mind - What Harry Potter Taught me about intrusive thoughts 06/14/2018 I bought my grandson some Harry Potter frog chocolate last Christmas from the online retailer, Amazon (and yes other online retailers do exist). Throughout January I was inundated with marketing emails from Amazon offering me Harry Potter related purchases. “Buy this lovely Harry Potter wand” followed by “How About these Gryffindor Pyjamas?” The same thing happened when I browsed the Amazon website. “You will just love this collectible Quidditch set” screamed my ‘recommendations for you’
I bought my grandson some Harry Potter frog chocolate last Christmas from the online retailer, Amazon (and yes other online retailers do exist). Throughout January I was inundated with marketing emails from Amazon offering me Harry Potter related purchases. “Buy this lovely Harry Potter wand” followed by “How About these Gryffindor Pyjamas?” The same thing happened when I browsed the Amazon website. “You will just love this collectible Quidditch set” screamed my ‘recommendations for you’
