When I get angry I lose control of myself for a second and I hit an object and something usually breaks, definitely more often than not. Does anyone have any anger management techniques I can use?
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Last Updated: 09/14/2020 at 8:05pm
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Empirically speaking, I find that lying down on your back for 10-15 minutes helps calm you down after going through an anger management issue. Opting to keep the argument going isn't the wisest, as words leave scars in a person's heart. In addition to that, try to think of both sides, put yourself in the other person's shoes in order to see where you and the other person are coming from.
Lastly, try to channel that rage into something creative. It doesn't necessarily have to be something you are good at. I hope this is helpful and you can do this.
Breathe in for four seconds, hold for four seconds, and exhale for six seconds. This exercise helps to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which tells your body to calm down. You may have to repeat this pattern for a couple minutes to sufficiently cool down. Another technique is to unclench your fists and turn your hands upward into "willing hands." If you're mad at a specific person, ask them if it's okay if you step away for a few moments to calm down so you don't lose your cool. Most importantly, I would urge you to get into therapy and get to the bottom of this quick anger. Anger is a secondary emotion, meaning there's another emotion driving it. It could be fear, frustration, anxiety, loneliness, or something else. Hope this helps.
Two tricks that worked for me-
1. I try to see what i can do in a particular scenario that makes it better when i am angry. Almost always, my brain doesn't suggest anger as the best way out.
2. I train myself to not react. Which basically means, to let me be stable before giving any response. This avoids the possibility of me letting wrong things out.
You see, there are some simple tricks that you can take into your character to not react and react right. It is really important to control the anger as in the long run, anger is not a good friend to have. :)
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