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An effective exercise for recognizing and processing anger and frustration is the anger body scan:
- Sit or lie down comfortably and close your eyes.
- Concentrate on your breath and try to relax.
- Now mentally go through your body from head to toe. Where do you feel tension, heat or other physical reactions?
- Concentrate particularly on these areas and breathe deeply into them. Imagine how the tension is released with each exhalation.
- End the scan by saying a few positive affirmations to yourself, such as “I let go of my anger” or “I find peace within myself”