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Project: Control your Anger before it controls you

Date: 20.02.2025 - 28.02.2025

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

Control Your Anger Before It Controls You is the name of the youth exchange that took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, between 20th and 28th of February, 2025. The exchange was open to 6 people and 1 group leader over the age of 18 years old. The participants got to engage in the topic of emotional intelligence, mindfulness and self-care in promoting mental health. The objectives of the youth exchange were for individuals to:

?Become aware of anger management challenges and their impact on mental health.

?Gain tools and techniques for effective anger management and emotional control.

?Promote mindfulness, empathy and emotional intelligence as key skills for well-being.

?Facilitate intercultural interaction and cooperation among young people to promote mutual understanding.

 Here are some of the participants own comments on their experience:

Xristina:

It was a full week of learning about our emotions, how we can recognize them and how we can overcome them. Throughout the whole project we shared our experiences and we realized how common a situation can be. We had the opportunity to learn about other cultures and try new things. At the end of the course I felt like a new person.

Anna:

My experience with this project was really good!! I had the opportunity to get to know new people and also learn more about myself since the focus of the project was our inner growth. A really special moment for me in this project was “speech dates”, a game that we played where we got to answer meaningful questions and listen to our partner’s answer as well. It was a refreshing moment.

Lina:

A favourite programme of mine and a much loved company. In all the discussions about anger and stress management, the theme of the program, and the presentations, I learned about the beauty and importance of creativity and expression. We used bullet journals, engaged in forum theater, meditation and yoga in a Lithuanian forest, watched Inside Out 2, and talked with Ukrainian youths about war and the emotional management of the crisis they are experiencing. An important week to which I will often return to mentally.

Efthimis:

It was a beautiful week. Learning to control your emotions is never easy, never mind doing that in a group setting, especially in a foreign country. However, this project did just that; through intercultural learning, active listening (and speaking ), we made peace with our feelings and managed to have a somewhat productive and meaningful discussion with ourselves! The organizers were equally awesome, as they helped us navigate through our experiences, together and without any pressure. The setting was of course amazing and we had the opportunity of meeting and seeing much of the variety in this beautiful city and country! It is definitely a week I'll never ever forget! 

Christina:

The week that we spent in Lithuania was very special. We learned how to deal with many unpleasant yet common emotions that all of us face daily. Also, through the process of learning we bonded with each other and created strong friendships. 

The project is co-funded by the European Union.

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