Spiritual Minded Military California Army National Guard: Why Am I So Angry Before PT — The 0500 Rage Protocol

 

When that alarm is activated, you will see red. But when that alarm is activated, you'll see red.

It is 0430 when the alarm rings. Your eyes open. Your jaw clenches. Your chest tightens. You are angry before you even get to your feet.

You don't feel a particular anger towards something. You don't hold your spouse accountable. You don't blame your children. You're not upset with your unit. You are just angry. There is the rage before the coffee. The rage is there before the uniform. The rage is ahead of the sun.

You've thought of it a thousand times. Why is it that I feel so angry before PT?

You are not a bad person at all. You're not a violent man. You don't want to be upset. The anger comes out of nowhere. Every morning. Before formation. Before the run. In the days before the day breaks.

You are not broken. You are in the body's stress response to long-term stress. The fix is the 0500 Rage Protocol.

"In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry." — Ephesians 4:26-27

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WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN YOUR BODY

Your anger is in your body. Your anger is in your nervous system.

Your cortisol level is high in the morning. The stress hormone is cortisol. It should be at its highest in the morning to help you wake up. PTSD, chronic stress, or sleep deprivation causes an excess of cortisol in soldiers. He has a rage on him.

You have impaired sleep. Inadequate deep sleep. When your brain processes emotions, you're in deep sleep. If the person does not get restful sleep, emotions accumulate. The stockade goes up at 0500.

You reside in a stress state of fight or flight. The same system that was powering you while deployed is now on. At 0500 it's not a new day. Your body is realizing that there is a threat. There is no threat. Your body is not aware of that.

The 0500 Rage Protocol aims to correct the three causes. Cortisol regulation. Sleep restoration. Nervous system reset.

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THE CAMP SAN LUIS OBISPO CONNECTION

Numerous California Guardsmen train at Camp San Luis Obispo. It's chilly in the mornings. The PT is hard. The days are long.

Camp San Luis Obispo gave you the strength to persevere. The 0500 Rage Protocol is about how to push through differently.

It's OK if you have to push through it for a weekend. Failing to push through is not going to make the journey last years. You've been working hard all mornings. Your body is exhausted. The rage is the exhaustion that is speaking.

Don't worry about getting rid of the anger; that's not what the 0500 Rage Protocol is about. The 0500 Rage Protocol is one of the understandings of anger and redirecting it.

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THE 0500 RAGE PROTOCOL (BEFORE PT)

The protocol has three phases. Phase One happens the night before. Phase Two happens when the alarm goes off. Phase Three happens during PT.

1. The Night Before (Set the Stage)

You cannot control how you wake up. You can control how you go to sleep.

The night-before checklist:

• One hour before bed: No screens. No news. No social media. The blue light keeps your brain awake. The content keeps your nervous system alert.
• 30 minutes before bed: One scoop of Cellular Hydrate – Electrolyte Formula in four ounces of water. Your nervous system needs minerals to regulate. No minerals, no regulation.
• 15 minutes before bed: Write down what is making you angry. Not the vague rage. The specific things. The drill weekend. The civilian job. The financial stress. The family tension. Putting it on paper takes it out of your body.
• Lay out your uniform. PT gear. Boots. Water bottle. The decision fatigue in the morning adds to the rage. Remove the decisions.

2.  The Alarm (Interrupt the Rage)

The alarm goes off. The rage surges. Do not fight it. Interrupt it.

The alarm response:

• Do not hit snooze. Taking a nap exacerbates anger. A disrupted sleep cycle sends a message to your nervous system.
• Sit up immediately. Feet on the floor. You have to get up in order to break the cycle of anger.
• Three deep breaths. Inhale 4 seconds. Hold 4 seconds. Exhale 4 seconds. The breath cannot take away the rage. The breath will send the message to your nervous system: "We are safe enough to breathe slowly.
• State aloud: "I am angry. The anger is not in control; I am in control.

3. During PT (Channel the Rage)

The rage is energy. Energy may be activated or inhibited. Repressing anger only exacerbates the situation. The rage is used as fuel.

When it comes to PT, how to direct the rage:

• Run harder. Rage is already in existence. Use it.
• Breath with purpose. Coordinate breathing with your body. Take a breath out as you work. The rage is released with the breath.
• Do not talk. Words infuse the anger. Movement burns the urge.
• PT: 1 cup of Spiritual Minded Mushroom Coffee Blend. The ritual is a way to tell your body that the morning battle is done.

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THE FORT IRWIN REALITY

Fort Irwin is in the high desert of California. It's cold in the morning. The days are hot. Training is harsh and constant.

At Fort Irwin they taught you to be angry and to function. The 0500 Rage Protocol helps you to operate without the anger.

You've been living with the anger for years. You've mastered the art of concealing it. You've gotten used to going through it. You have learned to ignore it.

This anger remains. Those angry feelings are at a price. It's present in the spirit of your family. Your unit feels it. You feel it.

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THE LOS ALAMITOS ARMORY ASSIGNMENT

Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base is home to the California Army National Guard. Drills are held there by troops from all over Southern California.

Los Alamitos instructed you to be ready at 0500. You were not taught to be calm at 0500 at Los Alamitos.

The missing training is Rage Protocol 0500. Not a suggestion. Not a theory. A protocol. Three phases. Twelve actions. The distinction between rage and readiness.

The enemy wants you to be angry. The enemy wants to distract you. The enemy wants you to be weak. An angry soldier before PT is a nonfocused soldier. A soldier that is angry before PT is not sharp. Before the rising of the sun, the enemy has won.

The morning is back under the 0500 Rage Protocol.

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Conclusion

California Army National Guard, why this attitude towards PT?

The response is not personal; it is physiological. It's time to lower your cortisol. Your sleeping is affected. You have a stuck nervous system.

You are not broken. You are not a bad person. You are not a bad person. You're a soldier, your body in survival mode. The protocol "un-sticks" it.

The rage isn't an enemy. The range is your information. Your answer to the protocol is the protocol.

This is the Spiritual Minded Military 0500 Rage Protocol for the California Army National Guard. The alarm goes off. The rage surges. The protocol answers. Fall in.

The Remnant does not transition. The Remnant re-enlists.

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