Donzell Williams Mrs. Jones English 4, per: B5 October 2, 20 !

M" Monster

# $ol%ing onto anger is li&e grasping a hot coal 'ith the intent o( thro'ing it at someone else) "o* are the one that gets b*rne%. + eclipse o( m" entire li(e has incl*%e% terri("ing memories o( near li(e en%ing e,periences ha*nte% me li&e nightmares that ne-er en%e%. .hro*gho*t those e,periences, a battle o( anger -s. re%emption /*ic&l" became an apparent, an% *npre%ictable str*ggle. $o'e-er, the battle ma%e me a real serene person that can control m" anger. D*ring m" "ears o( tr"ing to manage m" anger, 0 sometimes (aile% miserabl" an% ha% to s*((er the conse/*ences (or it. 1or e,ample, m" mom as&e% me to clean the ho*se, 'hich is something that 0 *s*all" %o e-er" %a" 'itho*t e-en being as&e%. $o'e-er, the problem at that point in time 'as ho' she completel" ignore% the (act that she ha% a ho*se part" the %a" be(ore, in 'hich people ne-er cleane% *p a(ter themsel-es. +ltho*gh 0 ma%e strong point, 0 han%le% it b" c*rsing an% ca*sing a tantr*m, 'hich 'as real immat*re. +s a res*lt o( me realizing ho' immat*re 0 'as being, a strong sense o( re%emption

s*%%enl" too& o-er me li&e a ghost ta&ing o-er a lost so*l. 0 began b" ta&ing a h*ge step to'ar%s changing into a help(*l an% positi-e person, b" see&ing help (rom an anger management therapist. D*ring o*r therap" sessions, 'e tal&e% abo*t m" reasons (or ca*sing tantr*ms an% abo*t ho' 0 co*l% control those triggers. D*e to m" trans(ormation into a m*ch more positi-e person, the battle o( anger -s. re%emption has en%e% in an *pli(ting 'in.