3692: Want To Be Less Angry? First Recognize Who’s Making You Angry (And It’s Not Who You Think) by Sabrina of Budding Optimist

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3692: Sabrina shares a raw and powerful journey of confronting her anger, not by blaming others, but by uncovering her own responsibility for her reactions. With the help of therapy, self-awareness, and mindfulness techniques, she reveals how recognizing physical cues and planning ahead can transform anger into clarity and control. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/how-to-release-anger/ Quotes to ponder: "Nobody was making me angry. In fact, nothing in this world had or has any real ability to make anybody feel angry." "I had the option, at every step leading to that final dish-breaking scene, to let go of my anger and pick a different response." "Now whenever I notice any of these signs I would make a mental note that I was starting to feel angry." Episode references: The Power of Now: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808 Daniel Gilbert TED Talk: The Surprising Science of Happiness: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_the_surprising_science_of_happiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.8	who's making you angry. Man, it's not who you think. By Sabrina of buddingoptimist.com.
1:12.5	And I'm Justin Mollick, your personal narrator, reading to you every day, hoping to help both you and me find a little bit more
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1:35.0	Want to be less angry? First recognize who's making you angry, and it's not who you think,
1:43.0	by Sabrina of buddingoptimist.com. He made me angry. He pushed my buttons, poked at my scars,
1:46.0	and laughed at me from high above to get at me. I couldn't help it. He made me. He pushed my buttons, poked at my scars, and laughed at me from high above to get at me.
1:52.9	I couldn't help it. He made me angry. That was exactly what I told the therapist when I first sat down in her office. Why was I there? Here's the story. The week before our meeting, I had, in a moment of Godzilla-like rage, grabbed the bowl from
2:03.0	the kitchen sink and with as much force I could muster from my 5'7 and 130-pound body,
2:09.0	smashed it on the floor. A bizarre sensation passed through my body like electricity. I felt like
2:14.8	a total bad... But the feeling didn't last long. I caught a glimpse of my
2:20.1	boyfriend's face that had the same kind of half-horrified, half-hurt look mom had in her eyes
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