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3. How did you react?
4. How did you feel after you reacted?
5. What could you have done instead?
6. What would happen if you were to react in a more positive way?

A Plan for Dealing With Anger
1. Make a plan. Write down one of the situations from your anger scale
(see anger management worksheets PDF document). Choose one that
causes you to feel a little angry. Describe how you would like to react in
the future to this situation.
2. Choose a situation near the top of your anger scale (see anger
management worksheets PDF document). Describe how you would like
to react to a situation like this.
3. What negative behavior do you most want to avoid when you
experience anger?
4. What will you do instead?
5. What will you do when you experience your early warning signs of
anger?
6. How will you handle situations when you feel very angry?

Practice positive reactions to everyday stresses
Walk away instead of reacting in anger. It’s okay to stomp your feet if
you need to!
Exercise. This helps get rid of the physical energy that is built up by
anger.
Talk to someone who you are not feeling angry with. Phone a friend,
relative, or professional. Tell them about what happened and how you
are feeling.

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