Article: Anger And Your Health: How Your Outlook Influences Health And Your Ability To Control Anger
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Anger And Your Health: How Your Outlook Influences Health And Your Ability To Control Anger
The situation: Jane and Anthony have differing ways of viewing the world. Jane is a pessimist (the glass is half-empty), while Anthony is an optimist (the glass is half-full). These outlooks influence how they experience similar situations.
Scene 1: Job loss. Jane is devastated, convincing herself that she is all washed up, she can never catch a break, it is useless for her to try to be successful, and she is never going to succeed at anything.
Anthony, however, has a healthier inner dialogue. He tells himself he may not have been good at that particular job, his skills and his company?s needs did not mesh and being fired was only a temporary setback in his career.
Scene 2: New jobs. Offered a new job, Jane, the pessimist, believes she was able ...
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