6 Ways to Deal with Anger
(Only view segment from :59 to 3:24 **some of the other content isn’t appropriate for the family)
(View segment from :59 to 3:24)
Do we need to practice healthy ways to feel, deal with and reveal our anger?
- Yes!
What do journaling and talking to a friend do for you?
- These help you express your anger so that you are feeling it. Then you can use faith and reason to figure out how to deal with it in a healthy way.
Why do you think God wants us to feel, deal with and reveal our anger?
- First and foremost, God gave us the feeling of anger for a purpose, to help us accomplish His will in some way.15
- So, if we don’t feel, deal with and reveal it appropriately, we are not obeying what God intended for us to do.16
- When we ignore or ‘stuff’ our anger, we erode our relationships and damage ourselves and others.17
15) CCC 1763
16) CCC 1769, 1770
17) CCC 1765, 1768, 2302