What do you do to control your temper???

if i am angry i will start counting 1 to 10.. so that my concetration will be divered to some other thing..

It was about 20 years ago when I had my last fit of temper. I was stopped by a very good friend who looked at me and asked me the following question. "If you were to die right now, is this how you want to be remembered?" It hit home! Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror when your letting your temper show? I learned to realize that nothing is worth loosing my temper over and putting those around me through the ugliness of anger. I stop and measure the following before I blow. 1. Is it worth getting angry over? 2. Will I win if I get angry and show my temper? 3. Will I be comfortable with myself if I let myself get angry and exhibit my temper? 4. Will I be sorry later and need to apologize for my actions? 5. Are there small children around that I will frighten if I show my temper? 6. Am I going to feel better after showing my temper? 7. Is this the way I want to be remembered if I die right now? It took a little while, especially since I came from a family that let their tempers go and there were many loud arguments that had me hiding in the closet as a child. It's a terrible way to live. If you can't get past the feeling that you need to errupt, then go somewhere that needs some kind of strenuous work done and pitch in and do it. By the time your done doing the job you're not only tired but also past being angry and you've done something constructive too.