ANGER RECOGNITION CHECKLIST

This is a checklist for common reactions, concerns and patterns of anger.  There is no score involved in this check list. It is designed to help you identify problem areas, in which anger may be contributing.

ANXIETY THREATENING OTHERS BACKACHES
DEPRESSION BUYING THINGS SARCASM
OVEREATING FREQUENT LATENESS SULKING, WHINING
START DIETING NEVER FEEL ANGRY ACCIDENT-PRONE
TROUBLE SLEEPING TIGHT, CLENCHED JAW HOSTILE JOKING
EXCESSIVE SLEEPING BORED HARPING/NAGGING
CARELESS DRIVING NAUSEA, VOMITING GUILTY & SELF-BLAMING
CHRONIC FATIGUE SKIN ERUPTIONS INTELLECTUALIZING
ABUSE ALCOHOL/DRUGS EASILY IRRITABLE NAME CALLING
EXPLODING IN RAGE SEXUAL DIFFICULTIES CRYING
COLD WITHDRAWAL HITTING, THROWING THINGS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
BUSYWORK (CLEANING, STRAIGHTENING) HEADACHES  
TYPICALLY, MY PATTERN IS:
FREQUENT NIGHTMARES FIRST: STOMACH UPSETS (E.G. SECOND:GAS, CRAMPS, COLITIS   MUSCLE TENSION (E.G SHOULDERS, LEGS, FIST) THIRD

If you have difficulty controlling or managing your anger, You would benefit from talking to a CEAP C/RS counselor.

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