Nine Ways to Stop those Your Temper Tantrums
I can be as cool as a sage but there are anger triggers that change me to an angry monster. It could be anything…silly things like things that thoughtless people say, frustration that I messed up an assignment….you must have those bad-mood days too. Days when everything you do and say take you to a dead end.
Some ideas that help:
1. Counting to ten doesn’t ever occur to me. When I’m angry I’m angry. I just become my ego and see red in everything.
2. Breathing does help. But as usual I forget to take in those deep breaths. Do you see yourself breathing deeply durimg a terrible traffic jam?
3.Thinking in the long term is an idea that really works for me. Is it worth it getting angry over this moment? Will it make any difference a decade later? When the answer is no way,I’ve calmed down.
4.Thinking from the other person’s point of view is so difficult, especially when you’re having an argument. But a moment in another person’s shoes will make all the difference.
5.Avoid confrontational situations. If you can’t adjust with someone, try not to meet them. If you have to, be amiable and not on the defensive.
6. Talk less when you’re angry otherwise you’ll just end up saying things you don’t mean and that you’ll regret.
7.Don’t take your anger to bed.
8.Tap on your funny bone. Sometimes humor defuses a bad situation.
9.I think sometimes saying how angry you are helps. Being quiet and unhappy about a situation doesn’t help. EXPRESS, don’t yell.
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April 24th, 2007 at 10:05 am
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