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Keep Calm and Manage your Anger
Anger is a basic human response, especially when we are being abused, reprimanded, gossiped, jumped in the queue, driven in front, taunted, etc. Losing control can lead to disorders and troubles that worsen relationships and productivity both physically and mentally.
Arguing can trigger anger and lead to stress or psychiatric illness. Unconscious and intense anger affects our body by excreting adrenalin into the bloodstream, which in turn causes a fast heart rate and high blood pressure. People with frequent or intense anger increase their risk of a stroke and rupture in blood pressure, particularly those who have already had high blood pressure problems.
Below are five good practices for anger management:
- Think before you speak. Counting numbers from 1 to 10 in your mind or taking a slow deep breath helps you relax as your brain gets more oxygen. When you are angry, do not drive or drink alcohol as it makes you less manageable. Do not post anything on social media.
- Balance your mind and use your sense in dealing with impulsive anger by asking yourself if it is worth being so angry with such a thing. Take a moment to think about the situation, calm down and look at the problems as being manageable. Responding to anger unwisely is only a short-term solution and may lead to sorrow or disreputation later.
- Just forgive and let it go. Forgiveness is a powerful heart healing while anger only makes your feeling become too overwhelming. Try to look at the situation with a sense of humor and do not have a feud.
- Exercise. Endorphin secretion from exercises such as walking, jogging, or yoga helps improve your mood. It is a good practice to take a short break during the day to clear up your brain, watch movies or listen to music until your anger subsides. Do not let yourself build up stress. People always rationally find solutions to problems when their moods are normal.
- See a doctor or consult a psychiatrist if you are unable to control your anger or your emotions become more and more intense as your anger may result from mental health issues rather than some triggered situations.
Source:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/…/anger-management/art-20045434
https://www.verywellmind.com/anger-management-therapy…
