The Anger Management Technique
Anger is an emotion that
all of us have felt. Be it a mild irritation or intense fury, this
common feeling is normal but has its limits. Anger has psychological
as well as physical reactions like your blood pressure going up
or the increase of your heart rate.
Angry feelings can be triggered
by a variety of things like heavy traffic, a difficult person at
work or problems with a loved one. Although anger is a normal part
of all our lives, we can all use an anger management technique to
calm ourselves down.
Anger Management Technique Approaches:
- Expressing—Expressing your anger in
an assertive and non-aggressive manner is the healthy and respectful
anger management technique to take. Tell the people you’re
upset with what your needs are and how those needs can be met
without offending.
- Suppressing—This anger management technique
can work, but it can also backfire. It is ideal if you can suppress
your anger and redirect into something positive but if by not
expressing your anger you turn the feeling inward, it can worsen
the situation for yourself. Stewing in your anger can lead to
hypertension, high blood pressure or depression.
- Calming—This anger management technique
has you controlling your outside and inside emotions. Look within
yourself to relax and allow the feelings to subside.
In order to have an anger management
technique work for you, you must learn to avoid the triggers that
cause severe emotional and physical reactions.
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