Breaking Free,
Unfortunately, we do not have a sister site for anger management however you raise a valid point!
Many quitters report they smoked when they were stressed. This was effective in the sense that it activated their body' pleasure chemicals and brought their anger levels down. Now that they've quit, they struggle to find ways to cope.
If you really want to get your anger under control, you can apply the principles of behavior modification.
Here's the basics,
Step 1: Observe and RECORD your behavior IMMEDIATELY after it occurs to ensure accuracy for a few days. When anger strikes, write down what happened, your behavior, who was involved, where you were, how you felt and what you were thinking.
Step 2: Look through your records and disseminate a pattern, triggers and contributing factors.
Step 3: Write down objectives, what is the end goal?
Step 4: Compile a plan that gets around the problem areas identified through your observations and meets your primary objective. Execute. Keep recording your behavior during your execution to see if your plan has made a difference. If it has, keep practicing. If not, revise your plan and keep going.
Step 5: When you have successfully managed to get through a situation and deal with your anger, reward yourself!
Hope this helps,
Danielle
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The SSC Support Team