Step 8: Anger management

I think I've had a problem with anger lately so guess what I'm going to do, you're right! Step Up!® this step is going to be about anger and how to manage it, which is why the step is called " Anger management”. (This is going awesomely, I'm not even getting a little angry). Ok, first we have to breath in, one time an old wise Indian man (which pretty much all old Indian men are by default) told me that the eagle, like it's feather's, fly free and only you can find the smooth rock in the pond of your soul, which still makes absolutely no sense to me what so ever, but hey maybe it will help you OH MY GOD! Your turning blue! let it out! LET IT OUT! Breath OUT! Damn that was close, sorry. Ok back to managing anger. I want you to think of something that makes you really mad, we'll do this together. Got your thought? Good. I'm thinking of the last time I bumped my knee on my futon and how it really hurt and how I always bump my knee on that one spot, why do the futon people have to make the corners so sharp, why? It makes no sense! Every time!!! THE SAME PLACE! I HATE FUTONS! I WANT TO JUST PUNCH MY FUTON!!!! THAT WILL SHOW IT WHO'S THE BOSS!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!...deep breaths...deep breaths...nice deep breaths...calming thoughts. Ok that was out of line and I'm sorry but nobody said Stepping Up!® anger management style would be easy and neither would punching my futon. So what did we learn there A) we have to control our anger and B) I hate all futons ever made. So lets recap

A) Regulate anger
B) Destroy all futons

So what that boils down to
A+B = Stepping Up!®

We are off to a great start! It's amazing what Step Up!® can do. Now lets try some role playing games think of someone who makes you angry now act out into a mirror what this person does to you and then act out how you would react and then how you should react, I'll go first.

Futon Guy: I make futons blah blah blah
Wrong me: Well I hate you!!! AND I'M GOING TO GET ROBOTS TO CRUSH YOUR EVIL FUTON FACTORY!!!!

See what I did wrong there? I should have instead of yelling said that in a calm controlled voice and been more to the point, like this.

Futon Guy: I make futons blah blah blah
Right me: I hope you die.

See how much more in control of my anger I am? This is some serious Stepping Up!® we are doing! Okay now for the finale step of Stepping Up!® anger management style. I want you to draw a picture of you acting out your anger. What this will do is let you see your anger and also show you what the repercussion of your anger would be.

Here is what I drew


Unfortunately after drawing this I thought it really wasn't that bad of an idea, boy was I wrong. Who would have thought a futon would make that much smoke! So what did I learn from this step? I learned that setting a futon on fire is illegal even if it's your own.

Next up
Step 9: The forbidden step of mystery! (uhhhhh awwwww)