Try These Anger Management Techniques
By Steve Hill
Do you find yourself becoming angry at the least little thing?
Maybe your toddler interrupts your newspaper reading by
climbing on your lap, and you become irritated. Perhaps your
wife asks you to take her shopping, and you get angry
because you were planning to go golfing. Learning some
basic anger management techniques can restore a sense
of self-control to your inner or external responses to situations
like these. Even if you hold in your anger, it may not hurt
others, unless they sense your withdrawal or unspoken
irritation, but it will hurt you. Studies show that people who let
anger build up inside tend to suffer more health problems
than those who have less anger or manage it in productive
ways. Many anger management techniques are easy to learn
and practice, so give them a try before losing your temper
unnecessarily again.
Anger Management Technique #1: Drain the Brain
When your temper begins to flare, one of the best anger
management techniques is to mentally challenge yourself
before taking out your anger on others. Ask yourself
questions about the source of your irritation, the degree of
your anger, and the other person’s actual role in the situation.
Turn circumstances around to see how you would want to be
treated if the other person felt as you do. These mental
gymnastics can help you regain control over runaway
emotions before they escape and cause external damage.
You also can try traditional anger management techniques to
soothe your flare-ups. For example, count to twenty, not ten,
before saying anything. Leave the room for several minutes,
or hours, if necessary, before discussing sensitive issues that
may provoke your anger. Write out a response to a problem
before tackling it orally or in debate. This will give you time to
think about the best approach to a problem rather than
responding with random anger.
Anger Management Technique #2: Walk it Off
In those moments when you feel the familiar rage start to
rumble, excuse yourself if others are present and take a quick
walk down the hall or outdoors, depending on whether you
are at home or at work, and the weather conditions. Even a
five- or ten-minute stroll, especially one that is fast-paced, will
help to cool your irritation as you practice the fight-or-flight
strategy by escaping the potential conflict, which is one of the
more popular and useful anger management techniques.
Other valuable anger management techniques include
keeping a diary and writing about negative emotions to get
them out of your system. You also may want to keep a pet,
since studies show that petting a dog or cat, for example,
helps to reduce blood pressure levels and harmful
substances in your system that can damage blood vessels if
left unchecked. Talking over situations with a trusted friend
and venting to a therapist are two more anger management
techniques used by thousands.
Don’t let anger get the best of you. Experiment with these and
other anger management techniques, or visit useful websites
like anger-management-information.com (site is not complete
yet) for more information on how to tame the beast of anger in
your breast.
Steve Hill suggests some easy-to-implement anger
management techniques. Learn how to live without anger in
your or your family’s life. Read more informative anger
management articles and information at:
anger management techniques
anger management information
Steve also has a website at: stammering therapy
Do you find yourself becoming angry at the least little thing?
Maybe your toddler interrupts your newspaper reading by
climbing on your lap, and you become irritated. Perhaps your
wife asks you to take her shopping, and you get angry
because you were planning to go golfing. Learning some
basic anger management techniques can restore a sense
of self-control to your inner or external responses to situations
like these. Even if you hold in your anger, it may not hurt
others, unless they sense your withdrawal or unspoken
irritation, but it will hurt you. Studies show that people who let
anger build up inside tend to suffer more health problems
than those who have less anger or manage it in productive
ways. Many anger management techniques are easy to learn
and practice, so give them a try before losing your temper
unnecessarily again.
Anger Management Technique #1: Drain the Brain
When your temper begins to flare, one of the best anger
management techniques is to mentally challenge yourself
before taking out your anger on others. Ask yourself
questions about the source of your irritation, the degree of
your anger, and the other person’s actual role in the situation.
Turn circumstances around to see how you would want to be
treated if the other person felt as you do. These mental
gymnastics can help you regain control over runaway
emotions before they escape and cause external damage.
You also can try traditional anger management techniques to
soothe your flare-ups. For example, count to twenty, not ten,
before saying anything. Leave the room for several minutes,
or hours, if necessary, before discussing sensitive issues that
may provoke your anger. Write out a response to a problem
before tackling it orally or in debate. This will give you time to
think about the best approach to a problem rather than
responding with random anger.
Anger Management Technique #2: Walk it Off
In those moments when you feel the familiar rage start to
rumble, excuse yourself if others are present and take a quick
walk down the hall or outdoors, depending on whether you
are at home or at work, and the weather conditions. Even a
five- or ten-minute stroll, especially one that is fast-paced, will
help to cool your irritation as you practice the fight-or-flight
strategy by escaping the potential conflict, which is one of the
more popular and useful anger management techniques.
Other valuable anger management techniques include
keeping a diary and writing about negative emotions to get
them out of your system. You also may want to keep a pet,
since studies show that petting a dog or cat, for example,
helps to reduce blood pressure levels and harmful
substances in your system that can damage blood vessels if
left unchecked. Talking over situations with a trusted friend
and venting to a therapist are two more anger management
techniques used by thousands.
Don’t let anger get the best of you. Experiment with these and
other anger management techniques, or visit useful websites
like anger-management-information.com (site is not complete
yet) for more information on how to tame the beast of anger in
your breast.
Steve Hill suggests some easy-to-implement anger
management techniques. Learn how to live without anger in
your or your family’s life. Read more informative anger
management articles and information at:
anger management techniques
anger management information
Steve also has a website at: stammering therapy
| Anger Management Groups led by Dr. Lyle Becourtney, licensed psychologist |
| Anger Management Groups led by Dr. Lyle Becourtney, licensed psychologist |
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appointment:
(917) 968-0965
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