9 Easy Tips For Anger Management

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Here are some simple anger management tips for you to try:

1. Count to 10. Sure, your mom always told you to count to ten. When you were a lot younger than you are now. The good news is, counting to 10 is still good. Unless you race through the count at warp speed, it gives you enough time to think about your reaction.

2. Get some exercise. If you’re close to a punchbag, hit that a few times. If you’re not near a gym, and other form of exercise or work-out is good. Even run up the stairs and back. Anything to help clear the anger out of your system.

3. Learn to relax more. OK, that could wind you up further in the heat of an anger attack. But if it’s an option, take it. And if it isn’t an option at the moment, discover meditation or some other kind of relaxation technique to help longer term.

4. Play a video game. You can go off to some fantasy land and vent your aggression on a bunch of pixels on a screen.

5. Take a deep breath. Another “corny” technique your mom used with you. Guess what? It still works now. It gives you pause for thought.

6. Don’t keep your anger bottled up. Suppressing your anger is even worse than venting it on other people. Look for ways to safely vent your anger, ideally without hurting the people closest to you.

7. Keep an anger journal. After a few entries in your log, there’s a high chance you’ll recognize some patterns emerging. You can then decide whether anger is the best reaction to these events.

8. Turn your anger into laughter. Comedians would be out of a job if there wasn’t a funny side to things, so it’s there, hiding. Learn to laugh instead of blow your top.

9. Stop getting angry at yourself. You’re only human. Work out how you can put up with yourself more and reduce the number of times you chastise yourself for your imperfections.

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