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fandomhigh2013-09-23 09:39 am
justonecondition) wrote in fandomhigh2013-09-23 09:39 am
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Anger Management and Emotional Control | Monday | Period 1
Today class was meeting just outside the Danger Shop, but before opening the door, Bruce seemed to want to give his lecture in the hallway. Ominous?
"We've gone over a few different anger management methods so far, but omitted a really obvious one," he began. "Breathing techniques. Closing your eyes, taking a deep breath and counting to ten is for some reason considered the go-to Western method for keeping your emotions under control. Whether or not it's effective can vary from person to person, though I myself don't generally find it particularly relaxing."
Which he blamed on his meditation training. Closing his eyes and counting to ten while breathing slowly just felt like bullshit.
"So I thought today we could examine its effectiveness. Once we go inside, you'll find yourselves in something of a stressful situation. You can work alone or in pairs. When the situation becomes frustrating, I'd like you to try taking deep breaths. Afterwards, we'll discuss the experience and talk about why it did or didn't work."
"We've gone over a few different anger management methods so far, but omitted a really obvious one," he began. "Breathing techniques. Closing your eyes, taking a deep breath and counting to ten is for some reason considered the go-to Western method for keeping your emotions under control. Whether or not it's effective can vary from person to person, though I myself don't generally find it particularly relaxing."
Which he blamed on his meditation training. Closing his eyes and counting to ten while breathing slowly just felt like bullshit.
"So I thought today we could examine its effectiveness. Once we go inside, you'll find yourselves in something of a stressful situation. You can work alone or in pairs. When the situation becomes frustrating, I'd like you to try taking deep breaths. Afterwards, we'll discuss the experience and talk about why it did or didn't work."
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Listen to Bruce
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Inside: Traffic!
Breathing exercises should be super helpful, right?
Re: Inside: Traffic!
... Probably best to wait for a partner anyhow.
Discuss
Did the breathing exercises help? Why or why not, do you think? What might be a better mechanism?
Talk to Bruce
OOC