When I'm angry, I go to the bathroom and shout out loud until I'm calm. And you?
By Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (14078)
Philippines
November 10, 2009 7:44am CST
When you're so angry, and you want to hit someone, or want to throw things around, what would you rather do? Something that would not be detrimental to anyone , or anything around you. What is your method of easing your pain and rage? You can share it here so we could all learn from them. I would appreciate your input and vital contributions.
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29 responses
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
10 Nov 09
Well, bathroom is a very good place to release your anger, I think. I think it is actually a place to dump 'sh*t' out of your life. But I have different method of releasing them.
I would go for a long shower with a cold water. I would wash my hair and cool down myself. Shouting them out loud might be helpful but I am afraid it would bring me more troubles when my neighbor would come and complain about the unwanted noise, because I am living in a hostel and I rent a room, I need to be very considerate with others.
After all, I am not a person who would shout and destruct things when I am angry. There are other ways for me to release the anger, writing them on my personal blog, for example, or writing it somewhere on the net and see people's reaction. Or better, when I have money, shopping.
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
10 Nov 09
I do that before and still do but not frequently.
I practice myself not to get angry easily. Because when
I'm in angry mood my day will be ruined. I don't want that to happen
so I choose to remain calm most of the time.
@coldmoon (1088)
• France
10 Nov 09
It's terrible if you calm yourself at night in that way, it can cause the anger of your neighbors, lol. I'm not a child longer, and the must-have in adult behavior is thinking over the consequence before any action. So even I get really angry, I never want to hit someone or breaking something. Instead, I'll drink a glass of cold water, then going to a discrete place , and trying to see some funny thing.
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@anneshirley (1516)
• Philippines
10 Nov 09
Before, whenever I am really angry, I am violent, I would throw anything that's near to me until there came a time that action of mine leads to a serious accident to someone close to me. After that incident, I vowed to control my anger and so anything within my power to lessen the rage in me. I have been trying not to get angry anymore because being angry gives us more stress but we can't help from being angry and one technique is developed to fully control my anger is to count from one until whatever number I will reach to subside my anger. If this is not effective, I will step out of the room and breath some fresh air. No matter what, I will never, never be violent again whenever I am angry. I must make sure of that!
@vincyk (198)
• China
10 Nov 09
When i was young i will choose to stay at my room at locked the door just like a little girl who was full of feeling of misunderstood.Now i do not release my angry like this ,instead i will try to find the reasons which made me feel angry and try to solove it.Though sometime the fire mood cann't explain ,i also want to face it with a rational mind.
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@zhouzhouing (5)
• China
10 Nov 09
when I feel angry,I usually go shopping and eat something I want.then i like to take a bus to some places where I never go.when I am staying in a unfamilia place I have so much time and space to tidy my bad spirit.
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@fajarfauzi (72)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 09
go to the mosquito and get praying....
my angry will be down automaticly
@djoyce71 (2511)
• Philippines
11 Nov 09
Hello Jenaisle.
I'm usually a patient person and I seldom get angry. But, sometimes when I'm angry, I could shout it out with the one I'm angry at, but never threw things or hurt physically.
There are also times that I prefer to just sit down, keep quiet and compose myself until I'm calm. Sometimes, it's better than shouting it out.
Happy mylotting.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
29 Nov 09
In my case, I usually just try to calm myself by being alone. Sometime I pause for a while and take a deep breath. Usually, I also drink coffee and savor the taste. After all this years, I have learned to handle anger quite well as compared to before, where I shout and throw things. Definitely it is much more healthier and more relaxing.
@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
10 Nov 09
i play vedio games but only shooting games.
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@jlamela (4898)
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
I would just bury my head in my bed and punched my pillows and scream silently, then I would cry a river and cursed that person, and, out of desperation because no one to console me, I would pour down my hatred and fury on my personal journal and wrote nastiest things against that person, then I would tear the pages and crumple. After a while my hatred subside but then remorse is still there and would never go away until three weeks later.
@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
16 Mar 10
I'm a peace-loving person.. hehe... whenever that time comes that I'm overly furious, I take it on by writing my feelings.. (pretty weird?)...
I take note who's done what and why it made me mad... then i pinpoint what i did wrong that made the adversary react in such a way that made me angry...
writing makes me reflect and when i realize what happened wrong, i learned a few things, then my anger slips out... ^_^
@corrycrystal (1775)
• Malaysia
29 Nov 09
When I am angry and I am at home, I will either be in my room cursing, but I don't shout out loud. I don't throw things either, but I know I will cry and sometimes, I will write whatever I am feeling at that time. I sometimes listen to music and sing along, I just sing my lungs out! I also notice that I will go to the bathroom and take a shower, I do kick a bucket, but that's it. If something makes me angry at work, normally, my friends will calm me down and ask me to drink up some water to relax.
@joshualu5 (93)
• China
10 Nov 09
you should keep your rage in and blame yourself. try to think about what YOU did wrong, and it will ease your pain toward others. sometimes, if you get too angry, just punch the wall. if u get hurt, u will realize ur being stupid and will stop being angry.
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@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
11 Nov 09
I really don’t know what I do or want to do when I am angry…I really feel like bashing up the whole dam*n world around me LOL…this has been a problem with me for a long long time and thru many discussions, friends here have given me a lot of advise, including locking myself up in the bathroom or going out for a walk. So locking yourself up in the bathroom and shouting out your anger really works? What do the other people in your house say about you shouting like a madman behind closed doors?
As for myself, I have told myself thousand and one times that the moment I start getting angry, I apply the brakes…sometimes the brakes don’t work and the mercury rises and rises but then I take a few deep breaths and clench my fists or bite my lower lip (the sharp pain often brings me back to reality and helps me to control myself)
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
11 Nov 09
When I'm angry, I try to take a deep breath to calm myself down and that seems to work, although I can't remember the last time I get too angry! I also don't wish to talk to anybody when I'm angry, I just want to be by myself while I'm trying to calm myself down and I think this is kinda normal feeling when you were angry.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
11 Nov 09
At home if someone makes me angry I might isolate myself from them for a short time and tell them to please leave me alone. Sometimes I sleep on it though I've always been told never go to sleep angry. Don't see why though because sometimes the reason I've felt so cranky is from lack of Zs.
At work its a lot different and you don't always have the other room to run off to. You're best bet there is quit if you can really afford to and have a back up job or suck it up and remember no matter how much you want to hit that smart mouth customer, you can't because you will get fired.
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
11 Nov 09
When I get angry I will just go into a room and be by myself. I might watch TV, read a book or just sit and think and tell myself to just calm down.
@haryosasongko (92)
• Indonesia
11 Nov 09
When I am angry, I usually take a stone and threw it into the wall at the back of the house (not the glass window or door!). Then went into the house, read a book that is as light as a comic and other funny stories. That made me not remember the incident that made me upset, and more focus on reading activities, and can regulate the breath. Usually, when we are angry and emotional, our breath does not irregular. While listening to soft music and romantic, is all right in my opinion. Avoid loud music and stomping like dance, trance, rock, and the like. Avoid heavy reading, such as National Geographic and the like. Watching TV is also a bad idea, because once we turned on the TV, we do not know what TV programs are on display station. And watching TV does make your eyes focus on the TV, but not with your mind, so even if you watch TV, your mind can still recall the incident that made you upset. Excite emotions by shouting for dear life, like you're yelling at the toilet. Or the way I throw a stone into a wall or other object that can not be damaged even if hit by a rock (but not at the people around us, yes?) Do not kick, and do not throw things that can be damaged, such as tables, chairs, computers, TV, dishes, glasses and similar items. Remember, although we are emotional, but do not destroy and hurt other people! If the damage and hurt other people, other people can see, we have the emotional intelligence or not. People may have a high IQ, but EQ (emotional quality) do not necessarily have ....
@psyfon (75)
• United States
11 Nov 09
i would disturb my family, so i play video games, haha, and cook food.