| Anger is an emotional distress which must be checked | | | | you let your feelings known calmly. |
| and not allowed to grow into a mighty rage. People | | | | We can choose to walk away from a volatile situation |
| have died from the anger of country or group leaders | | | | to give ourselves time to recover and reflect. You will |
| through creation of wars or through acts of terrorism. | | | | begin to see things in different perspective when you |
| Marital abuse, child abuse and street fights are some | | | | have time to cool off. Why sweat it and use up a lot |
| of the effects of anger that have gone out of control. | | | | of energy in this already stressful world? |
| Usually a person gets angry not out of choice but out | | | | Go drink a glass of water, as water has healing |
| of provocation. The challenge here is to disallow | | | | properties. Go lie down somewhere else and stop |
| provocation to influence our emotion and make us do | | | | focusing on the negative scenario. Stop giving energy |
| things that we regret later. If we have a problem in | | | | to the anger. In some religious belief, anger is the devil |
| managing our anger, we must learn to control it before | | | | itself. It sits right on top of your head and spur you on. |
| it controls us. | | | | Do not give permission for your anger to breed. |
| What causes anger? Let us identify the triggers | | | | To forgive is to forget and it still holds true. It's a simple |
| before we get to how to control it. When we | | | | yet powerful way to release the toxic from your |
| understand where it is coming from, we will recognize | | | | system. Say out loud that no one has the right to |
| and curb the symptoms. | | | | offend you without your permission. When you forgive |
| * Frustration due to obstacles to what we desire or | | | | someone, you forgive yourself too. |
| need. | | | | Try to look at it with a sense of humour. Laughter is |
| * Pain and discomfort | | | | indeed the best medicine. Another way is through |
| * Our angry childhood environment | | | | meditation where you seek peace, clarity and |
| * Personal insult | | | | selfempowerment. Or you can release anger by |
| * Huge ego | | | | exercising or brisk walking. |
| How do we control our anger? We cannot control | | | | Do a self-evaluation and establish what situation |
| how and when we get angry but we can control and | | | | makes you angry? If ego is always the cause of you |
| choose what we want to do with our anger. If we | | | | anger, then deal with your ego. Wanting to be right |
| know that we fly off the handle easily, there are ways | | | | always does not give you the right to be angry. |
| that we can do to manage it. | | | | However if you feel it is beyond you to overcome |
| Expressing anger is not necessarily unhealthy, as long | | | | your anger by yourself, get professional help. |
| as it is constructive and serves as a warning. When | | | | There is no issue of shame if what you are doing will |
| an anger is suppressed over a long period of time, | | | | help yourself and the people around you. |
| there is a possibility of greater damage when that | | | | Anger control is possible once you decide you want to |
| anger is released eventually. In the society that we live | | | | control it and not let it control you. Walk away, reflect , |
| in it is expected of us to suppress or repress our | | | | laugh and forgive. If it gets too hard, seek help through |
| anger so be mindful when you choose to keep | | | | medication or alternative healing. |
| something within, you either overcome by forgiving or | | | | |