Transcript: Duane Answers Mike's Question - Help Zone
Counsellor Duane stands in the studio of "The Space."
Duane is in his thirties, clean-shaven and with short brown hair. He wears a blue T-shirt.
On a screen behind him, a caption reads "Help Zone."
He says HEY, TVO KIDS.
COUNSELLOR DUANE
FROM KIDS HELP PHONE
WITH AN e-mail FROM
OUR FRIEND MIKE
WHO'S TALKING
ABOUT FEELING ANGRY.
HE SAYS:
WHAT SHOULD I DO
WHEN I'M FEELING ANGRY?
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION.
I WANT TO START OFF
BY MENTIONING THAT
FEELING ANGRY
IS AN EMOTION.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
ALL FEEL AT SOME POINT.
AND THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH HAVING
FEELINGS OF ANGER AND
HAVING THAT EMOTION.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT
WE FIND WAYS TO WORK
THROUGH THOSE FEELINGS
THAT ARE EFFECTIVE FOR US.
SO WE'LL START:
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE,
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU
TO TRY AND FIND AN ADULT
THAT YOU CAN TRUST
OR EVEN A COUNSELLOR
LIKE ME AT KIDS HELP PHONE.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT LIKE
TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
THROUGH WRITING.
AND SO KEEPING A JOURNAL
OR WRITING DOWN YOUR THOUGHTS
MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
YOU MAY WANT TO
GIVE THAT A TRY.
ALSO, FEELING ANGRY CAN
SOMETIMES BRING ABOUT
FRUSTRATION AND MAKE YOU
WANT TO EXERT THAT ENERGY.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE,
IS THERE A SPORT
OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
THAT YOU ENJOY DOING?
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS FOR
YOU TO THINK ABOUT, MIKE.
AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE
THAT'S HELPFUL, THEN GREAT.
IF NOT, THERE MAY BE
A LOT OF OTHER WAYS
FOR YOU TO TRY.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SPEAK TO AN ADULT
THAT YOU TRUST ABOUT
IT TO SEE WHAT HELPS.
Duane is in his thirties, clean-shaven and with short brown hair. He wears a blue T-shirt.
On a screen behind him, a caption reads "Help Zone."
He says HEY, TVO KIDS.
COUNSELLOR DUANE
FROM KIDS HELP PHONE
WITH AN e-mail FROM
OUR FRIEND MIKE
WHO'S TALKING
ABOUT FEELING ANGRY.
HE SAYS:
WHAT SHOULD I DO
WHEN I'M FEELING ANGRY?
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT
QUESTION.
I WANT TO START OFF
BY MENTIONING THAT
FEELING ANGRY
IS AN EMOTION.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
ALL FEEL AT SOME POINT.
AND THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH HAVING
FEELINGS OF ANGER AND
HAVING THAT EMOTION.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT
WE FIND WAYS TO WORK
THROUGH THOSE FEELINGS
THAT ARE EFFECTIVE FOR US.
SO WE'LL START:
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE,
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU
TO TRY AND FIND AN ADULT
THAT YOU CAN TRUST
OR EVEN A COUNSELLOR
LIKE ME AT KIDS HELP PHONE.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT LIKE
TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
THROUGH WRITING.
AND SO KEEPING A JOURNAL
OR WRITING DOWN YOUR THOUGHTS
MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
YOU MAY WANT TO
GIVE THAT A TRY.
ALSO, FEELING ANGRY CAN
SOMETIMES BRING ABOUT
FRUSTRATION AND MAKE YOU
WANT TO EXERT THAT ENERGY.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE,
IS THERE A SPORT
OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
THAT YOU ENJOY DOING?
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS FOR
YOU TO THINK ABOUT, MIKE.
AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE
THAT'S HELPFUL, THEN GREAT.
IF NOT, THERE MAY BE
A LOT OF OTHER WAYS
FOR YOU TO TRY.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SPEAK TO AN ADULT
THAT YOU TRUST ABOUT
IT TO SEE WHAT HELPS.
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