Anger Management Games
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Taking online anger management classes for depression anger, or temper related issues, is a commonly suggested approach. However, if anger problems are not intense, anger management games can also be a good alternative to attending such anger classes. Much like anger management worksheets, these games are designed to help us understand and subsequently find ways of dealing with anger. They are designed to be in a group format, with various discussion points after the game, that serve to help us realize that we cannot control everything that happens in our lives; and must learn to deal with things that are not entirely in our control, instead of getting upset over them. "He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who will not." Anger Management Games - The Gifts Game 
One of the more common versions of this anger management game involves a group of people sitting around, with each person bringing in a gift that is completely wrapped or hidden in a bag. This game can be played by drawing from a lot of numbers or by any other means, where there is a scope for luck or chance to play a part in determining the number each person is going to get in each turn. When drawing from a lot of numbers, if you draw an odd number, you get to open a gift of your choice, and set it by you on the table; if it is an even number you lose your turn to next person. Once all gifts are opened up, the game can be continued the same way, with one variation. This time, if you draw an odd number, you get to choose and keep any opened gift from anyone else on the table; you lose your turn for an even number draw. This can continue for a preset time limit. At the end of the game, some people will have multiple gifts, others will not have drawn any, while yet others will have lost the gifts they earned in an earlier draw. Discussion points can focus around how you felt when the draw did not end up in your favor, or when the game did not end up in your favor; and if your reaction was of anger, how you dealt with the anger. "I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry, without anybody in particular to be angry at." -Frank Moore Colby By encouraging such an open mode of communication, these anger management games help us get a handle on ourselves and our emotions, and let us deal with the anger triggers like frustration, disappointment, jealousy and resentment in a matured, non-confrontational way.
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