How To Control Anger?

anger - this pic shows the anger
@rakleen (565)
India
July 31, 2008 3:49am CST
Of all the emotions we experience, anger is the most powerful and the most destructive. Please guide how i should control my ANGER?
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7 responses
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
31 Jul 08
What is your anger about? Are you a generally angry person? Is this anger over a specific incident? These are two very different things. Everyone gets angry from time to time. But, if you get angry all the time (e.g., your wife fixed chicken for dinner and you wanted fish), it's definitely an issue most likely stemming from your childhood. In that case, you will need to identify the cause. Only then can you begin to deal with it. If it is anger over specific incidents, say, for instance, a child breaks something of yours, you need to walk away from the situation for awhile. Get away before opening your mouth; take time to think the situation over in your mind. Never, EVER speak before you think! If it means taping your mouth shut, then do it! Words spoken in anger are almost always regretted later, and sometimes the damage those words create can never be fixed. I heard a story about a little boy who always got angry. His father told him to hammer a nail in their fence every time he got angry. He did this for a month. There were hundreds of nails in the fence. After a month, the father told the boy to remove one nail every time he was able to hold his temper. The boy did this until all the nails were removed. The father then told his son to look at the fence. The boy seemed very proud that all of the nails were gone, but his father told him to look at the holes that the nails had left behind. The nails (angry words) can be removed (apologies), but the holes left by the nails (scars) will always be there, forever. When you feel angry, walk away. Think about it. Then, come back and deal with the situation in a rational way.
@dextornap (333)
• India
31 Jul 08
stop thinking on that mater. Think about good things which happened to you in your past or think about a funny thing which happened to you or any other person. Watch TV. Go out and talk to people. Make you mind cool. then Think about the issue which made you angry. Try to evaluate fully and understand what was your mistake. what went wrong. and how to make it good.
@Shawchert (1094)
• United States
31 Jul 08
It all depends on the person itself. but what most of the people said is the more quiet way. Sometimes anger does need to be let out physically, and no not against a person. go to a gym or go running, exercising relieves a lot of stress, as well as anger, it gives you some time to think about why you are angry and what you can do about getting rid of it. but most of the time anger comes when you really can't do any of that so take the breaths and try to relax. every person's body is different. everyone's thought process is different, which means you have to figure out what makes you calm donw.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
31 Jul 08
If you can, walk away from the person or the situation. Once you are away from the cause of your anger, you will cool down, and begin to think better. It's better not to say anything or respond to people who got you angry; you might explode and say or do things that you would regret later.
@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
31 Jul 08
You could control your anger by taking deep breaths and drinking some water. Calming yourself is the best way to control it. IF you can't try to think of funny thoughts and surely you'll be happier than angry.
• Philippines
31 Jul 08
well, praying gives you peace, just ask God to give calmness into your heart.
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
31 Jul 08
Take a deep breadth.Count numbers from 1 to 100 you will definitely control your anger.