MINDFUL JOURNALING TECHNIQUE FOR ANGER

Mindful Journaling Technique for ANGER! There seems to be a fair amount of anger going around these days! We might call it something different, like - I'm not angry, I'm just frustrated. Or I'm not angry, I'm just irritated. Or any other "word" to soften anger. First: I'm here to tell you that everyone gets angry. It's a natural God given emotional response. Secondly: There are healthy ways and unhealthy ways to manage it. It's up to you to choose what you will do with your anger. Want to start a healthy journaling habit? Get a FREE guide here: https://sendfox.com/lp/1x45w9 Please stay in touch with me! 📨Newsletter: https://sendfox.com/penandjournal 🌐Website: https://penandjournal.com 📸 Instagram:   / pen.and.journal   Buy me a double espresso! ☕️ https://penandjournal.com/product/buy... Affiliate Links to My Favorite Fountain Pens: 🖋 TWSBI ECO: https://amzn.to/483PQ7N Pilot Metro: https://amzn.to/3GMwbOt Inexpensive "Starter" Fountain Pens 🖋🖋 Pilot Varsity https://amzn.to/419TwD6 Ooly Color https://amzn.to/3uKQpW1 Give Habit tracking a try. 👇 📈 https://penandjournal.com/tracker #journaling #mindfulness #productivity What is anger? • Anger is complex! It is a secondary emotion. • When we perceive an attack on something important to us such as ○ Our dignity or character ○ Or an attack on our relationships • A core survival response is triggered. • You may have heard of this. We have a survival mechanism that is called fight, flight, or freeze. ○ Anger is tied closely to the fight response. • Now that we have put this into perspective we can use journaling to expose what has got us hot! Journaling Technique to identify triggers and manage anger. 1. Scribble / write / breath a. Write "Unmet expectations!" b. Scribble it out! 2. Once you've got some ink on the page 3. Write what has made you feel angry. Focus on what made you feel angry. Try to separate you from your anger. This might be 1 sentence or a paragraph, doesn't matter what is important is that you are writing what made you feel angry. 4. Once you have that done, take a minute and figure out what triggered this feeling? Specifically what automatic response from the fight, flight, or freeze mechanism. a. Write down what attacked your dignity or character. Related Videos: JOURNALING IDEAS FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT -    • JOURNALING IDEAS FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT   MINIMALIST HABIT TRACKING -    • MINIMALIST HABIT TRACKING FOR THE MINDFUL   A SIMPLE PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING GOALS -    • A SIMPLE PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING GOALS | Jou...   SUPER SIMPLE JOURNAL SETUP FOR BEGINNERS -    • SUPER SIMPLE JOURNAL SETUP FOR BEGINNERS +...   HOW TO START A GRATITUDE JOURNAL YOU WILL ACTUALLY KEEP -    • HOW TO START A GRATITUDE JOURNAL YOU WILL ...   SUPER SIMPLE JOUNRAL SETUP FOR BEGINNERS -    • SUPER SIMPLE JOURNAL SETUP FOR BEGINNERS +...   HOW TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY WHILE WORKING FROM HOME -    • HOW TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY WHILE WORKING...   IDENTIFY AND CHANGE YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS -    • IDENTIFY AND CHANGE YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS   HOW TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE TODAY -    • HOW TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE TODAY   WHAT TO WRITE IN A JOURNAL -    • WHAT TO WRITE IN A JOURNAL   HOW TO STOP BEING CONSTANTLY OVERWHELMED | Journaling Prompts -    • HOW TO STOP BEING CONSTANTLY OVERWHELMED |...   DAILY HABIT THAT CHANGED MY LIFE | Journal Flip Through -    • DAILY HABIT THAT CHANGED MY LIFE | Journal...   WHAT IS MINDFULNESS? + 7 Journaling Prompts to Practice It -    • WHAT IS MINDFULNESS? + 7 Journaling Prompt...   3 JOURNALING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS | Make Your Habit Stick! -   • 3 JOURNALING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS | Make You...   TOP 10 REASONS YOU NEED TO START JOURNALING NOW    • TOP 10 REASONS YOU NEED TO START JOURNALIN...   TYPING VS. HANDWRITING | Paper Journal or Digital Journal? -    • TYPING VS. HANDWRITING | Paper Journal or ...