Feeling angry?

It’s a common feeling about someone that can be really difficult to shake off.

It’s hard not to think about the person over and over. What they said, did or didn’t say or do. Round and round with no let up.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Just follow these simple 7 steps to change that anger now.

1. Think about someone who annoys you, irritates or intimidates you.

2. Close your eyes and make an image of them. Have them look at you in ‘that way’ they look at you.

3. Hear them say whatever they say and notice the tone, pitch and speed of their voice. Remember the way they are standing or sitting and any gestures they make or what movements they make. Really bring the image to life.

4. Now take the image and change it from colour to black and white. If it was a movie, make it a still image like a photograph.

5. Now move the image from where you are holding it in your mind’s eye right now to a place far off in the distance. Make it much smaller.

6. Place a clown’s red nose on them. Or make them look like this.

7. Hear them say what they say but change their voice so that it sounds like a cartoon character that you find amusing, like Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck.

Notice how you are feeling about them, what they have done or said in the past now.

Feel free to play with further changes you want to make.

Find out what works best until there’s no anger left in you. Make it a habit. You’ll feel more in control of how you feel. Got to be a good thing, hey?