Do you try to count to ten? Let it all out? Leave it festering deep inside then blow up one day? I don't express my anger in most cases. I just try to make sure I don't get too worked up in the first place. If I do get angry I'll keep quiet about it and try to do something I enjoy. I know many people think that letting your anger out has a cathartic effect, but I've heard that it can actually create more anger.
Generally, I let myself feel it for a few moments, then just let it pass. There have been three times in my life when I was angry enough that I felt like I might become violent. When I've been in that mode, I just went very quiet and expressionless. My guess is that it is my brain switching into sociopath mode and turning off any empathy or emotional restraint.
It takes a lot to make me truly angry, but if it gets bad enough I'll do the Om. It's very relaxing: you take a deep breath until your belly is full of air, and as you exhale you go "ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm." It makes your lips vibrate and tingle if you do it right.
And you can really freak the hell out of everybody around you too. :D
I rarely get pissed off. When I do, though, there's a good reason for it. So I either fix that problem myself, or try to calm down and smoke a cigarette (which helps me a lot).
I have one of those squidgy stress ball things. I squeeze it, throw it at walls, kick it, stamp on it etc, and it seems to do the job. Another good thing is breaking pencils. Not just any old pencils, they have to be Crayola coloured pencils. They're stronger than normal ones so they absorb more rage.
Seeing as I see agression as a very very positive thing(you could say it's my core belief system). I try to funnel anger towards anything. my biggest problem is that i don't get angry enough...
Seeing as I see agression as a very very positive thing(you could say it's my core belief system). I try to funnel anger towards anything. my biggest problem is that i don't get angry enough...grape_of_wrath
want me to punch you in the cubes to make you angry? :P
I have a really really bad temper, but somehow I'm able to control myself in public and around my friends and family. I think the fact that losing my temper would be embarrassing is enough for me to control myself. When I'm on my own at home, though, I tend to freak out. Sometimes playing a game like Left 4 Dead or Call of Duty is enough to calm me down, but sometimes it isn't.
I may take a long walk somewhere to think alone, other then that probably go totally insane and starting dominating hard in whatever video game I'm playing 8)
Oh and I will release my anger all over some one over any infraction they make.....most people know to stay on my good side and they can tell when I am pissy so they give me a wide berth and watch what they say.
I never release the anger on one of my girl friends, just as a matter of principle since I care about them, my dude friends gotta watch out :twisted:
Usually the best option is to treat whoever made you angry with kindness or ignore them depending on the situation. If it's a thing rather than a person that is making you angry, just walk away. =)
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