Module lead a personal plan. Anger is deeply personal, effective anger management should take into consideration individual anger dynamics and tailor fit interventions to them. In this module we will discuss what hot buttons are how to identify your personal hot buttons and how you can be benefited by keeping a personal anger log, understanding hot buttons. hot buttons are triggers that make us react with anger. They are not necessarily the real cause of our anger, but they can be the one that lights diffuse. Triggers vary in the intensity of the anger reaction they can evoke.

Some can evoke uncontrollable rage while others merely mild irritation. hot buttons can be things that fall short of your expectations. Lock your goals attack your self esteem, violate your values and or give you a feeling of loss or helplessness. A hot button is usually one that elicits an intense reaction in a person or the one that frequently sparks anger. These hot buttons can be a something we observe example in justices happening to other people. be something we think example the thinking that we are always the target of a particular person's mockery.

See something we feel example the feeling of being helpless. D something we do example rescuing someone in a gym even if they don't deserve our help, ie any combination of the four identifying your hot buttons. hot buttons differ from person to person. Our personal histories influence what would make us angry. Some triggers are caused by conditioning, modeling and unresolved issues. A key to seeing if a hot button is the real cause of the anger or just the trigger is to see if your anger reaction is proportionate to what the situation calls for.

If you're angry or then you should be perhaps there is an underlying emotional issue that needs to be surfaced. awareness of your hot button is already winning half the battle against anger. If you know what can evoke your anger, you can watch out for a personal anger log more often. than not anger reactions appear in patterns. This means that there is a predictable structure that the anger reactions follow. This pattern is unique to each individual.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to notice this pattern unless you take that third person point of view and study your anger reactions from a distance. Here is where keeping a personal anger log would help. A personal anger log is a diary of anger reactions including symptoms, triggers and coping styles. It is a way of increasing awareness of anger patterns unique to the individual. With awareness one can better identify ways to prevent and cope with anger when it comes to keeping a personal anger log is also a good way to blow off steam. You may treat it as a diary instead of a structured table as the one that will be presented later.

You can make an unstructured one to note you're free floating ideas and feelings. A personal anger law continued. Here is a sample template for a personal anger lock.