Dazza* was a keen soccer player who had been having difficulties with anger and aggression which had resulted in him being sent off the field. He decided to see a Mental Health OT and they had worked out a plan together which involved using Sensory Modulation. Sensory Modulation is an intervention that uses the senses to change how someone feels. His OT had told him about the benefits of changing his feelings in the moment when he was angry by using cooling water to change the anger response in his body. Dazza had experienced a quick calm down after he poured water over his head and could really see how this could assist him with his anger.

He went to his Saturday night Soccer with his cold water bottles and his plan clear in his head. He was very motivated to reduce his anger as he did not want to be the type of person who hurt other people or made them feel uncomfortable.