I really did not make very much progress with my anger issues. There was some spotty progress here and there, but I think it was more dumb luck or just my mood on a certain day than it was concrete progress with my anger. Some things worked for me in certain situations, but only sometimes. For instance, when I got into a fight with my friend it helped to talk to my mom about it and vent, but when something school or teacher or stranger related pissed me off, talking about it didn't help, it just made me infuriated all over again.
I learned a few things about myself in this process. Well, really, there were things that I suspected, but were confirmed. For example, I am NOT a text book case. I can't read a book that says here you go this is how you manage your anger, and have it work. I cannot follow any plan that works for "the average joe." Exercise works because it makes more endorphins flow through my body, this is biological, of course it happens. It doesn't make me less angry, it just makes me happier when I'm done working out and I feel "lighter" for a while. There is nothing magical about it. I am Jenna, I am not the average American citizen, in fact I'd like to think that I'm quite different from the average person. I have my own brain that self-help books know literally nothing about. I can't fit into a certain category of anger because there is no mold that I'm made of that you can shove me back into.
If I were to give someone advice about their anger issues, I would tell them to do nothing about it at all. Anger is a natural part of life and there's nothing you can do about it. Just deal with it and move on with your life. Accept it and take it in as a part of who you are. Live it. Love it. Embrace it.
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