Thursday, February 20, 2014

Tips For Effective Anger Management

By Jerri Perry


Controlling your temper is not always easy especially if you are the kind of person who gets mad easily. While it is okay and healthy to get mad at something or someone, when the situation is chronic, it could cause a lot of pain and trouble. Because extreme anger could have acute consequences on your relationship, your health and general well-being, proper anger management becomes necessary.

The key idea is to keep anger from hijacking your life. The bottom line fact is that it is perfectly normal and healthy to become angry, especially when something that hurts much happens to you. The problem is that if you let anger control you, you will never feel better or be in a position to express your emotions in a positive way.

Getting mad all the time in itself is not healthy, as it could hijack your positive life experience and replace it with hate, even towards things and people who mean you no harm. If you d not know how to keep your temper under control, you could end up doing something that may not only hurt you but also the people around you. However, you can learn to express your emotions in a way that does not hurt other people and in the end, you will not only feel better but also learn how to relate positively with people around you.

Sometimes all you need when you are angry is time to be alone. Spending time on your own when anger is burning within you helps you to actually cool off. Cooling off actually brings you back to your normal state of mind. Spending time alone also helps you to reflect on who you are.

You need to accept that you will not always be right. There are situations where you may think that other people are the ones who have mistakes and get mad at them in return. Nothing does more harm than seeing that other people have a mistake even if you are the one who caused trouble. You start healing yourself when you agree that you are not always right.

You may need to go out and get your body working out through exercise. In fact, exercising is a great choice because your mind gets involved in a constructive activity that is not only important for your health but also for your general well-being. Talk to your friends and ask them what they think about going out for fun activities like swimming, football or simply a walk in the park.

You will obviously find yourself talking too much when you are not in your best moods. Watch out what you say, but if you cannot really measure your words, keep quiet and only speak when you have cooled off. You may actually something that will hurt someone and you may end up regretting later. It is easy to get sidetracked when you are mad and in that case the best thing to do would be to be very careful about what to say.

Another great anger management technique is accepting yourself for who you are. Get to know the things that make you angry, how frequent you get mad and what you can do to control the situation. You will realize there are so many ways to help you calm down and be positive.




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