Purpose: Learn what your body does in the minutes before anger takes over.
When to use: Use this after a day when anger came on fast and caught you off guard.
Worksheet prompts
- Which of these showed up first, before you said anything?
- Draw a rough outline of a body. Mark where you felt it today.
Stick figure is fine. Shade the places that got hot or tight. - What were the first ten seconds like, before any words came out?
Describe it. You do not have to explain it. - How early did you notice it this time?
Your body tends to know first. Noticing it early is most of the work.