EPISODE 5 - ANGER MANAGEMENT

Excessive anger is not good for health. It adds wrinkles to one’s life, alienates friends and can lead to ill health.

Research findings published in year 2005 by Dr. Michael Miller in Univ. of Maryland in Baltimore confirmed that stress caused by anger reduced blood flows by around 35% but laughter increased it by around 22%.

Strategies to keeps anger at bay

1.    Relaxation: When the emotion is welling up, walk away from the scene. If you can, find somewhere to sit and begin to breathe deeply from your gut as you breath out say a calm word like “ relax “,  ‘’this will pass ”

2.    As you calm down begin to restructure your thinking about the event. It is called cognitive restricting and rational self analysis.

A               →          B                  →       C →consequent action             

↓                         ↓

Activating            How you analyzed B

Event                determines how c will turn out

3.    Empathy – or putting yourself in the other person’s position also help us to take issues lightly   and forgive easily.

Remember to smile often or at least remind yourself of the heart attack exercise if you won’t.

Stay cool and contented.
You have the capacity to determine how people's comments, attitude and behaviour will affect your mood and stress level. Learn to tune off inwardly when need be(without being unduly rude or haughty) and control emotions; it is the key to being in charge of self.