Hello Everyone & Welcome Back to the RealPositiveGirl Podcast!
Thank you so much for joining me again!
Happy Wednesday!
This week's theme for the podcast is: Top 5 Most Unpleasant Emotions
This week I am going to be chatting about what I feel are the top 5 most unpleasant emotions that we all experience at one time or another.
The emotions I chat about today are all ones we have experienced in our lives, but may have struggled to overcome on our own. I want to share with you a few steps/ideas each day on how to overcome the burden these emotions bring & what to do moving forward.
Here are some notes from today's episode:
- Anger isn’t just the feeling of wanting to inflict pain or meanness over someone or something, but can often be the reaction of lost control & anxiety built up. It can be seen as hostile, when really it can just be an overreaction & the surface emotion for what is really going on.
- Common emotions that can trigger anger are: sadness, anxiety, fear, shame, frustration, guilt, embarrassment, hurt & jealousy.
- Anger is such an unpleasant emotion because it can trigger feelings & reactions in others, cause regret later & again, not actually display the correct, true emotions that are happening below the surface.
- There are actually 4 different stages of anger: trigger, escalation, crisis & recovery.
- Today I want to give you 6 steps to overcome any troubles you may be having with anger.
- Step 1: Take A Time Out. If you truly feel like you cannot keep any negative words to yourself, take a moment away to yourself to calm down.
- Step 2: Try to Learn Your Warning Signs. If you are able to identify when you are about to get angry, it will be a lot easier to get yourself calm or figure out what’s wrong & move past it sooner. Warning signs that you’re about to be angry could be: Pounding Heart, Sweating, Clenched Hands, Raised Voice or Being Snappy.
- Step 3: Don’t Pretend You Aren’t Angry. Hiding your anger is not going to help the situation or make anything better. Just deal with it as soon as you can, move through your feelings & move forward.
- Step 4: Don’t Hold Grudges. Don’t allow yourself to be taken hostage by your own bitterness developed from allowing the negative feelings to crowd out any positive ones. Choose to forgive & move on. Not forgiving is like drinking poison & expecting the offender to get sick & die. But instead it will always be you, because you’re the one choosing to hold onto the offense & pain.
- Step 5: Talk With Someone You Trust About Why You’re Angry. Sometimes speaking with someone, whether it be a friend, & partner or a counselor can help you put everything out on the table & figure what you’re truly feeling, if it’s deeper than the surface anger you are experiencing, & figure out a solution from there.
- Step 6: Confrontation Can Work, Too. If your anger is towards someone that has wronged you, I think it would be fine to speak with them about it, but you must do it calmly. If you are able to have a conversation without raising your voice, saying ugly or accusing words, then talk to the person about how you feel & figure out what needs to happen to move forward.
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