Before you even start with managing your anger, it is important that you are able recognize the signs of trouble first. Here are a couple of questions that will gauge how much you are able to: Are you able to recognize your anger? How do you know that that you are angry? What people/events/places/ things make you angry? How do you react in response to your anger? How does your reaction affect others?
It may take a bit of time before you get to answer all the questions given above. Most likely, you would be able to point out the things, events or people that makes you angry, as well as some of the behavior that you show when angry. But know that this is only the beginning and that if you want to be really knowledgeable about your personal anger, then you might want to keep repeating these questions for a couple of times and answering them as well, because chances are, you will have an added detail to most of already given answers.
If you want to know how to control your anger, the first step would be to learn how to recognize when you are angry. Anger is not plain black or plain white, its not all rage or all calm, it mostly hovers in the gray area, it's a continuum between rage and calm where most of the time people experiences some radiation of anger between both the extremes given. Being able to know the physical and emotional signs of anger will help you to see anger for what it really is, allowing you to use techniques as soon as you feel something is out of context.
Some of the physical signs of anger include: clenched jaws or teeth grinding, headaches, rapid heart rate, rising blood pressure, sweating in the palm, shaking or trembling, dizziness, as well as feeling hot in the neck or face. Emotionally one might also feel; irritated, depressed, guilty, resentful, anxious, or sad. Other signs which do not fall on both categories include: rubbing the head, cupping the fist, pacing back and forth, sarcasm, decreased sense of humor, becoming abrasive, hostile, craving for substances that relax, and starting to raise your voice.
There may be more that hasn't been mentioned in the list, and it would be in your best interest to take note on more of them. The library will be able to provide you with a lot of the information that you need about anger and the possible signs associated to it, if not, you will also be able to find more information on medical or psychological sites on the net. Learn more about anger and learn how to recognize it as early on as possible to prevent it from growing to uncontrollable levels.
It may take a bit of time before you get to answer all the questions given above. Most likely, you would be able to point out the things, events or people that makes you angry, as well as some of the behavior that you show when angry. But know that this is only the beginning and that if you want to be really knowledgeable about your personal anger, then you might want to keep repeating these questions for a couple of times and answering them as well, because chances are, you will have an added detail to most of already given answers.
If you want to know how to control your anger, the first step would be to learn how to recognize when you are angry. Anger is not plain black or plain white, its not all rage or all calm, it mostly hovers in the gray area, it's a continuum between rage and calm where most of the time people experiences some radiation of anger between both the extremes given. Being able to know the physical and emotional signs of anger will help you to see anger for what it really is, allowing you to use techniques as soon as you feel something is out of context.
Some of the physical signs of anger include: clenched jaws or teeth grinding, headaches, rapid heart rate, rising blood pressure, sweating in the palm, shaking or trembling, dizziness, as well as feeling hot in the neck or face. Emotionally one might also feel; irritated, depressed, guilty, resentful, anxious, or sad. Other signs which do not fall on both categories include: rubbing the head, cupping the fist, pacing back and forth, sarcasm, decreased sense of humor, becoming abrasive, hostile, craving for substances that relax, and starting to raise your voice.
There may be more that hasn't been mentioned in the list, and it would be in your best interest to take note on more of them. The library will be able to provide you with a lot of the information that you need about anger and the possible signs associated to it, if not, you will also be able to find more information on medical or psychological sites on the net. Learn more about anger and learn how to recognize it as early on as possible to prevent it from growing to uncontrollable levels.
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