Intro: What is "anger", why do we get so da**ned mad, and how do we stop it?
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The Quick Answer
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How this course works
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The Bare Necessities Approach
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Get to know your "Anger Network"
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The physiology of anxiety, how the brain works
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What anxiety teaches us about anger, and how to get out of it.
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Anger is disorienting, and can be addicting!
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You can stop it, but it will take real work--at least to begin with.
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Why it is easier to change quickly than to change slowly
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My promise to you
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Intro Summary
First: Getting clear about your commitment
Week One: Get your kit together!
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TRY THIS: How I kept my cool when my daughter was "taken"
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Distress Tolerance Skills: How to not lose your **** when you lose your cool
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DO THIS: Fill out your toolbelt and build your own self-soothe kit
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DO THIS: Now USE your self-soothe kit!
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NOW DO THIS: Practice under stress
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DO THIS: Use it when you need it
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Why it is hard to move your attention, and how it will set you up for success
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Why use the mundane? Why not use something with more "oomph", something more exciting?
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What about pot, marijuana?
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Viva Las Vagus: Leveraging physiology to interrupt anger
Week Two: Drive your brain manually
Week Three: The (destructive) power of "should"s
