Anger Management?

2	What is the best way to deal with anger? anger emotions relationships asked May 30 '10 at 18:06 PandaGeorge 455●4●8●18 retagged May 30 '10 at 18:23 Tojosan 801●24●34●43

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Dealing with anger is a tough one. For me, distance and space. Get away from the heat of the moment both physically and mentally. Helpers? Go for a walk, go for a talk, relax with some music or a movie.

Revisit the issue later with as clear a head as possible. Hopefully able to at least consider the other person's situation or point of view. Try also to consider how long term the issue is. If it won't matter in a week, drop it.

answered May 30 '10 at 18:12

Tojosan
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Back before I had things in order, I hit a big tree with a baseball bat. Since then I've simply eliminated all the things in my life that caused anger in the first place.

Needless to say, I don't have kids.

answered May 30 '10 at 18:09

tsilb
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Kids can push that anger button frequently if we let them.

(May 30 '10 at 18:12) Tojosan

1	I punch walls. It hurts, but it works answered May 30 '10 at 18:13 spencerbai13 86●1●1●5

It took me awhile to be able to "manage" my anger, I'm not sure it is the best way, but I try not to react at all to any situation, sort of like "bottling it up". But I do tend to scream at my computer a lot, but ONLY when I am 100% alone. Though it does feel good to scream at the top of my lungs, cursing at the bloody computer for just being to slow.

answered Dec 16 '12 at 07:57

jon20c
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0	I go to the mall and scream at people... jk Get a bunch of stress balls. answered Dec 16 '12 at 11:41 Randy 891●69●82●93

Realizing that anger is a mask for another emotion. It's part of the fight or flight response carried out by the sympathetic nervous system. Evaluating the situation to find the underlying fear or sadness can help you deal with it in a pro-active manor; like taking a problem solving initiative. I'm not a mental health professional, so I'll site the National Alliance on Mental Illness (N.A.M.I) and the National Institute of Mental Health (N.I.M.H.) Yes there's a NIMH. :) They're both very good resources.

http://www.nami.org/

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml

answered Dec 16 '12 at 19:10

ClosetFuturist
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