Journal Prompts: Releasing Anger
This is a list of journal prompts to assist with episode 52: Why Feeling Anger & Rage is Important & How to Release Your Anger & Rage in a Good Way
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Journal Prompts:
Why do you feel angry? Is it a specific event(s) or do you often feel angry? Allow yourself to free-write about your anger. Do not filter yourself or judge your thoughts. Put pen to paper and allow yourself to express all your angry thoughts and feelings into your journal.
Where do you feel anger in your body? Do you feel it in the same place? Does it feel hot? Tight? Explore the feeling of anger in your body.
What thoughts arise when you are angry? Write down all the thoughts you have when you get angry (or the next time you are angry).
When you feel anger or rage, do any other feelings arise as well, such as guilt, shame, sadness, etc.? Explore what it is like for you to be angry.
What was your relationship like with anger as a child? Were you allowed to feel it or did you feel as though you had to bottle it up? Did you receive criticism from your parents or anyone else for your angry feelings? Explore what your relationship with anger was like as a child.
What was your parents (or caregivers) relationship like with anger?
Draw a picture of what it feels like to be angry. You can either use color pencils or markers, or you can just draw a stick figure drawing about your anger with your pen in your journal. When done, take a moment to observe this picture, did you learn anything through drawing?
Have you ever felt hurt by someone else'sanger? Allow yourself to explore how this felt and any memories that come to mind.
Have you ever hurt others with your anger or are you afraid of hurting others with anger? Explore this.
When you feel angry, what do you usually do? Do you bottle it up? Do you have a practice to release your anger safely?
If you feel afraid of feeling your anger, why is this? Explore all the thoughts and feelings you have around feeling angry and why that is scary to you.
