Description:
Some individuals can treat anger like an old friend who is not good for them, yet they continue to go back to it because of familiarity.  This can represent emotional laziness.  Rather than quickly returning to maladaptive anger, though, it is possible to choose new patterns, and this episode will challenge you to rethink who you want to be when tensions rise.
Something to Think about:
 

Chronically angry individuals live with the illusion that they can control the external world.

“That’s the way it’s always been” is not a good excuse for repetitive anger.

You can rehearse in your mind your cleaner approaches to anger provoking situations.

Let’s Talk Question:
In what circumstances is anger displayed by you because it is just your old habitual way of responding?