whether	memories	from	your	childhood	and/or	adult	experiences.
Write	down	in	your	notebook	four	or	five	specific	words	you	associate	with
anger.	Do	you	understand	why	you	associate	these	words	with	anger?	Where
did	the	judgments	come	from?	Were	they	ideas	you	got	from	observing	others
or	things	you	were	told	when	you	experienced	anger?	Are	your	associations
with	anger	mostly	negative?	If	so,	why?
Which	word	holds	the	strongest	association	with	anger	for	you?	Now,	reflect
on	its
	
opposite.	
Can	you	think	of	ways	this	opposite	word	might	be	associated
with	anger,	too?
For	example,	for	many,	anger	brings	up	words	such	as	“out	of	control”	and
“destructive.”	Opposites	of	this	include	“constructive”	or	“useful.”
Expressing	anger	is	
constructive
	
and	
useful
	
when	done	in	a	respectful	way
that	allows	us	to	set	boundaries	and	take	care	of	ourselves.
STRATEGY:
	
JUDGING	SADNESS
Sadness	is	a	feeling	that	comes	about	due	to	grief,	rejection,	feeling	defeated,
unwanted,	or	unloved.	Typically,	each	of	these	instances	brings	on	a	sense	of
loss.	The	longer	the	sadness	goes	unaddressed,	the	more	and	more	anxious
you	become.