Anger management worksheets for women

So that's why as women we require different anger management techniques then men. Men will physically and verbally express their anger in the heat of the moment and soon forget about why they were even mad in the first place.

Women continue to bring it up over and over again to themselves. We say things like, "I wish I would have...instead of...", "Why did I say that?", "How can I say that I'm sorry now?", "Why do I always lose my temper?"

This is the complete opposite of what men do. So here is a list of what women can do to handle their anger issues in the heat of the moment as well but not in a harmful way.

Take at least 5 seconds before you respond

If you're having a heated conversation with another person don't respond right away with the first thing that pops in your head.

Allow your mind to take it all in but allow your heart to respond. And the only way to do that is to wait at least 5 seconds before you allow any words to come out of your mouth.

If the other person just keeps talking or yelling and you feel like 5 seconds is too long because then you'd never be able to say anything then once you have the heart felt response politely interrupt the person by saying something like, "May I say something?" or "Excuse me I would like to say something."

It will stop the other person from going off even if they're in the middle of a rant.

Next envision a big red heart around the person’s head that has just set you off

I do this one all the time. I started with my husband because we would fight about little things that were just a waste of time.

And for the sake of myself, my husband and our two children we had to put this bickering behind us. So I started picturing a big red heart around his head as we were arguing back and forth. And it worked!

I began to not take the argument so seriously and was able to take those 5 seconds to respond from my heart instead of my head.

Also take at least 3 deep breathes while in the heat of the moment

If you've ever noticed what you do when you’re really anger then you'd notice that most of the time you hold your breathe. You're not breathing in or out until your body takes over and it’s a must to breathe or pass out.

And if you are breathing it's very shallow and in your chest instead of your belly.

Taking at least three deep belly breathes will help calm you down and allow you to feel more in control of yourself.

This anger management worksheet for women is designed to help you stop arguments in their tracks before they get completely out of hand.

Because we all know that once you reach a certain level of anger you say and do things you later regret and beat yourself up about.

So instead of living with the after effects of anger you can cut if off at the onset of an argument and save yourself all the negative emotions that linger on long after the fight is over.

Use the steps in this anger management worksheet before you are in a heated situation. That way you can practice these steps in advance so that you go to them when you need them most.

If you don't practice them then you'll be less likely to remember them when you've already lost your temper.

This anger management worksheet for women can be used to disarm your most intense arguments once you get the steps clearly in mind. So here they are again without all the detail.

1. Always take at least 5 seconds to respond that way it comes from your heart and not your head.

2. Picture a big red heart around the head of the person you’re arguing with. This step will take the longest to master so practice it with everyone now so that you can lock it into place in your mind for use later when you need it.

3. Breathe deeply. This helps in any situation really but especially when you’re angry.

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