From the course: Anger Management
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The good, the bad, and the ugly
- Anger is a tricky emotion, when anger catches you off guard, you can become overwhelmed with the desire to lash out, or to do something destructive to yourself or to others. However, anger can be a positive force for good. For example, toward a humanitarian cause or to facilitate personal transformation. I want you to think of anger as energy and that energy wants to go somewhere. If you are already using anger for good, then you're ahead of the game. You've channeled the energy for your benefit. If anger catches you off guard and you act out, you've entered the bad zone. If your behavior goes from bad to ugly, you're in the danger zone. You have lost awareness, you're reacting instead of responding. Let's explore how behaviors triggered by anger can affect your life for the good, the bad and the ugly. Let's look at the good. Many years ago, I attended a personal development workshop seeking to make a huge life transformation and several minutes into the workshop, the leader started…
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