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Quizzes
Test Your Temper
 Everyone gets angry. But people who “fly off
the
handle” easily may be at greater risk for heart attacks
or other illnesses—not to mention the risks of damaged
relationships, unfulfilling lives, feelings of worthlessness,
even trouble with the law. Test your temper with this
Thriving quiz, to see how much risky business there is in
your life.
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If you answered “true” more often than “false,” you
may have a problem controlling your anger.
It’s helpful to realize that underneath anger are usually feelings of
fear and hurt. Understanding
your deepest feelings will help you curb your anger, get along better with
co-workers and bosses,
improve relationships and improve your life. Please call if you need help examining
your anger.
Here are some healthier ways to respond to anger:
- I can—and often do—laugh at myself, or at a difficult situation.
- When I’m really angry, I remove myself from the situation and go
for a walk or
do some light exercise.
- I try to use “I messages” as much as I can instead of pointing
fingers.
- When I begin to feel angry about a situation, I try to step back and
figure out why
I have let other people get to me.
- I understand where my anger comes from, as well as my habit of acting
out
angrily, and I am actively trying to learn a different way.
- I accept the fact that only I can make myself feel anger, that it
is actually my
choice to feel or not feel anger.
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