SEASON 2, EPISODE 9: ANGER MANAGEMENT

This episode maps out a cycle of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours I was stuck in. I would start by feeling very anxious and end in explosive anger and self-harm.

I revisit a journal entry I wrote in September 2014. I had just over 3 months left on my contract and my stress and anxiety was at an all time high.

I reflect on describing emotions as physical sensations in your body, how unhelpful my boss was at this point, lingering guilt I still feel today about letting my boss down, and my personal struggles with anger management.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Intro

[02:52] Journal entry

[05:24] Describing emotions as physical sensations

[09:03] My gut feeling about staying in Frankfurt was right!

[10:19] My boss’s advice to “do everything in parallel” was completely unhelpful for me

[11:48] I still feel guilty today for not delivering for my boss

[13:42] My struggles with anger management

[17:24] Outro

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