Controlling anger
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion; conversely it’s unhealthy when it flares up all the time or spirals out of control. Chronic, explosive anger has serious consequences for your relationships, your health, and your state of mind. The good news is that getting anger under control is easier than you may think. With insight about the real reasons for your anger and these anger management tools, you can learn to keep your temper and stop it devastating your life your life.
Anger, something you need to control but not crush?
Anger is neither good nor bad. Like all emotions, it’s conveying a message, telling you that a situation is upsetting, or unjust, or threatening. If your immediate reaction to anger is to explode, however, that message has no chance of being presented. While it’s perfectly normal to feel angry when you’ve been mistreated or wronged, anger becomes a problem when you express it in a way that harms yourself and others.
If you have a hot temper, you may feel like it’s out of your hands and there’s little you can do to tame the beast. But you have more control over your anger than you think. You can learn to express your emotions without hurting others.