1 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Um, so why are you here today? 2 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You don't know? 3 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: Because I'm angry, according to my best friend. 4 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Okay. 5 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 How about you? 6 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: Some dumb judge sent me here. 7 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: And yourself? 8 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: He doesn't want to talk about it I guess. 9 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: How about you? 10 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Because my momma made me because she thinks I'm angry. 11 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 She's thinks I'm angry [unintelligible] but I don't. 12 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Okay, so let me ask about feelings. 13 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you all feel like maybe, you might have a slight anger problem. 14 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: No. 15 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 It's not my fault, people piss me off, and they do stupid things and they 16 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 get in my way, and they make me angry. 17 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Maybe you should try to control yourself, count to 3, count to 10. 18 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I can't count to 10. 19 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Why can't I just punch you in the face? 20 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Because that's not what we do in society. 21 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [coughing] 22 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I can do it I don't care. 23 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [cough] 24 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: T-that's why I'm here, so. 25 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: You're not supposed to do that. 26 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You can-there's other ways you can take out your anger. 27 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You can, er-sorry y'all are not, um, there's other ways you can take out 28 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 frustrating feelings, you can go, you can go for a run, you can exercise. 29 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I don't like working out. 30 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: There's many options, there's and array of options. 31 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You can-you can paint. 32 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I don't like painting. 33 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Um, what's one of the things you like to do. 34 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: Nothing. 35 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: She likes to swing that chair I'll tell you that. 36 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: How about yourself? 37 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: Me? 38 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Let's punch every one. 39 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: My favorite thing is cursing at people who cut me off. 40 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Absolutely! 41 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: Right? 42 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Yeah. 43 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: So, lets-what's a positive thing that y'all like to do in your spare time. 44 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: How long is this session? 45 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: It is going to last an hour. 46 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I'm hungry! 47 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: I understand- 48 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 2: I don't want to be here. 49 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: I totally agree. 50 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: You can go have lunch, you can do your business, whatever you need to do. 51 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I just think it's very dumb my mother sent me here, I don't have to be here! 52 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Why do you-why do you scream? 53 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Why are you frustrated? 54 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Because I'm really mad, I don't want to be here! 55 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: You think that's the right way to- 56 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: I'm expressing myself 57 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I like screaming. 58 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm expressing how I feel. 59 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Okay. 60 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Like I was mentioning, there-there's a lot of different ways y'all can take out 61 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 your frustration so you don't necessarily have to scream. 62 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You don't have to punch things. 63 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You can, like I said, work out, paint, I don't know, go walk your dog. 64 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Find-find something that you like. 65 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And go do that instead of being angry, instead of finding frustrating feelings 66 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 that will then get you back. 67 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you guys want to share what causes this anger. 68 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: No. 69 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: Dumb people. 70 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: My husband. 71 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: What does your husband do? 72 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: He thinks I'm his slave. 73 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 He wants me to clean up after him and it makes me so mad. 74 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: See, in cases like that, you can just, have you tried talking to him? 75 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: I did, yeah, h-he keeps doing the same thing. 76 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I told him already stop leaving his shoes on the floor, and he just, just doesn't get it. 77 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Maybe you can just, let it go. 78 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: Trust me I've tried it. 79 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: You can, just don't let it bother you, do-pretend it's not there. 80 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And then you do, continue on your day, do whatever you have to do. 81 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 How about yourself. 82 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: What about me? 83 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: What's your anger issue? 84 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: Dumbass drivers cut me off, everywhere, I have some where I need 85 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 to be, and they cut me off? 86 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Of course I'm going to chase you down. 87 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 You don't do that to me. 88 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: That's not- that's not practicing safe driving, you need to follow the speed limit. 89 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If they're going fast and they're getting off, let that be it, let them- 90 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: How am I supposed to practice safe driving if they're cutting me off? 91 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 They're not practicing safe driving. 92 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Ignore, ignore the world, like you continue being safe, and, let the- 93 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 don't, don't get frustrated, if they want to go crash, let 'em crash. 94 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: Let me cut you off, let's see how you- 95 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: No, let me end it there, no. 96 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 What you're going to do is, you're going to count to 20, and, cool off. 97 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If you're still upset after you count to 20, then count to 100. 98 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 If, you're at 100, you're still mad, then take a count. 99 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So, okay, um, let's see what else. 100 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Um, so now, it is getting close to ending the session, it has been a great session today. 101 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Do you all agree? 102 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: No. 103 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: No. 104 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Okay, so I can see you all continue to get upset so what 105 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 I'm going to do is give you all and assignment. 106 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Um, it's going to- 107 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Is this like school? 108 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: No, t-this is to help you out of, uh, it's not like school. 109 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And, this is for your personal. 110 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Okay, so I'm going to give y'all this- or, can you just pass it down please? 111 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Um, everybody take one. 112 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Thank you. 113 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Okay so, what y'all are going to do is every time from now on you walk 114 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 out this door, you're going to write everything that upsets you. 115 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 So, when I see y'all next time at the next session, we will go over this, okay? 116 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Does this sound like a, uh, good plan? 117 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: I have no choice. 118 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 1: It's whatever. 119 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 2: Can I go? 120 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Man 2: I'm out. 121 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Counselor: Okay, so y'all are dismissed see you- 122 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 [overlapping chatter] 123 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 Woman 1: Bye. 124 99:59:59,999 --> 99:59:59,999 And your office is fucking dirty.