⚡ Learn new words for talking about anger
As we look back on our anger, we could reflect on the words we used to describe how we felt. (Review "Use words to accurately own my own emotions" from a previous lesson.)
#27 Words for angerImagine two different experiences: one when you are afraid and another when you are angry. For each of these two emotions, how would you describe your feelings directly or through metaphor, or through the action you feel like doing? In this journal entry, draw three rows with the labels, direct, metaphor, and action.
Direct means using a word that is very similar to anger or is a synonym for anger. Write a few words in the row other than anger that could be used to alert the other person how you feel.
Metaphor is a "feel like a" expression. You compare your anger to something else. In this row, write a couple of statements that begin with "I feel like a ______."
Action means talking about the action the feeling urges you to do. If the action is inappropriate, make sure you say so. You are not saying you are going to do something, only that you feel like doing something. In this row, write a couple of statements that begin with "I feel like ______" and name the action.
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