Tameka AndersonBehavior Coach | Creator of the THRIVE™ Framework & CALM Method™ at Cultivate Potential Strategies

Are You Angry? #anger #behavior #fighting

15 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker recounts how the recent Montgomery brawl and the surrounding commentary led them to contemplate anger. They assert that feeling angry is acceptable, but acting harmfully because of anger is not. The speaker shares personal history of being told not to be angry, which they say hindered their ability to manage reactions and resulted in inappropriate behavior. The piece concludes by urging listeners to examine how they respond to their own anger.

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So today I found myself, much like a lot of you, down the rabbit hole of the whole Montgomery brawl. And I was laughing at, you know, the way people made commentary videos and stuff about it. However, it made me think about a subject that I often talk about, and that is feeling anger. I often say that it is okay to Be angry. It is not okay to inflict harm on others because you're angry. And I remember when I used to— people used to tell me not to be mad, not to be mad, not to be mad. And it only forced me to not know how to control my reaction to my anger, right? So in turn, I responded in inappropriate ways. So ask yourself this question, how do you respond to your anger?