Five Quick Tips To Control Anger

One of the things that most of us regret about ourselves is our uncontrollable anger. Remember, anger is not always bad and getting angry does not necessarily a bad person. Anger if channeled correctly could be productive and even laudable, if it were not for anger the world today would not have those many revolutions during different epochs, numerous legends that inspire use and countless leaders that lived before us and are sharing the space with us on this planet now. What we are targeting here is unproductive anger that hurt others and ourselves in the process. Here are few useful tips that will probably help you control your anger and act responsibly.

1. Review your own anger patterns, self analysis is in place here  – when do you get angry, what makes you angry, what do you do when you get angry, how long your anger spells last, how do you feel after the spell of anger, has it to do with any physical conditions that you may be having such as hypertension? This is a very good starting point to control anger.
2. Continuing from the above point, avoid situations and occasions that trigger anger in you if it is practically possible. However, do not try to run away from reality, face it and master it. Avoiding situations that make you angry will only be a temporary measure and it just means that you have still not gained control your emotions.
3. Seek recourse to humor. Yes, there cannot be a better way to deal with anger than making use of a good quip.
4. Make use of a short mantra or a centering word whenever you get angry – it could be religious or non-religious or even gibberish it does not matter; it is just to create a switch for you to change the mode and the idea here is to avoid the anger build up by distracting your mind.
5. Buy some time to before you reacted to see whether you are rational in your anger. Even short delays that are as short as 30 to 60 seconds will go a long way in minimizing the damage caused to self and others.