Alternatives for when you’re feeling angry or restless:
×Scribble on photos of people in magazines
×Viciously stab an orange
×Have a pillow fight with the wall
×Scream very loudly
×Go to the gym, dance, exercise
×Listen to music and sing along loudly
×Draw a picture of what is making you angry
×Beat up a stuffed bear
×Splatter paint
×Scribble on a piece of paper until the whole page is black
×Throw darts at a dartboard
×Go for a run
×Write your feelings on paper then rip it up
×Use stress relievers
×Build a fort of pillows and then destroy it
×Throw ice cubes at the bathtub wall, at a tree, etc
×Get out a fine tooth comb and vigorously brush the fur of a stuffed animal (but use gentle vigor)
×Slash an empty plastic soda bottle or a piece of heavy cardboard or an old shirt or sock
×Make a soft cloth doll to represent the things you are angry at; cut and tear it instead of yourself
×On a sketch or photo of yourself, mark in red ink what you want to do. Cut and tear the picture
×Break sticks
×Stomp around in heavy shoes
×Yell at what you are breaking and tell it why you are angry, hurt, upset, etc.
×Buy a cheap plate and decorate it with markers, stickers, cut outs from magazines, words, images, what ever that expresses your pain and sadness and when you’re done, smash it. (Please be careful when doing this)