How to Calm Down Anger

Humankind has several emotions like happiness, sadness, anger, frustration, anxiety, and excitement and there are many more that we can list out. This article is going to talk about how you can control your anger at any point and deal with the situation in a better way.

Anger cannot be avoided by anyone but rather it is more important to learn how we react to the situation and manage the anger properly. At any given point in time, it’s a natural thing that if anyone does wrong to us, then we get angry at them or if the situation is not in sync with us, then it might cause frustration and anger within us.

I have seen many people who show uncontrollable anger that they end up doing something wrong and later on they feel regret about it. In this fast modern world, people get angry easily over small things and they do not even understand how to react to a particular situation. Depression and anger are interlinked with each other. People with more depression are likely to become angrier in a situation where showing anger is not at all needed.

The cause of anger could be anything but one should learn how to tackle it smoothly. If one learns to control anger in an effective way, then he or she will become a better person and can able to face any challenges which come their way.

Here are the anger management steps that you can keep in mind when dealing with anger. No matter how angry you are but following these steps will surely help you to deal further.

Always think before opening your mouth: Yes. Many times what happens is that whenever we feel angry, we just open our mouths and utter any kind words to the person who is the reason for us to become angry. Sometimes we use abusive words which are not at all acceptable. Using words in extreme anger will surely hurt the person in a bad way and it cannot be forgotten by him for his entire life.

So whenever you feel angry, just make sure that before opening your mouth, think twice and show your reaction. What will happen is that you get time to analyze the situation very carefully and you can show your aggressiveness in a proper way.

Next time when you get angry, please try to think before showing any strange reactions and you will see that you are clear on what to say and what not to say.

Be calm: At times when we get angry, we react very quickly and due to this, we fail to calm our minds. Always remember that whenever you get angry with anyone or in any situation, give your mind time to calm it down. Once your mind gets calm your reaction would be better as compared to the reaction if you would have taken it earlier. Also, a calm mind can able to deal with anger properly and can end up with a better conclusion. So next time when you get angry, try to calm your mind and you will understand the situation clearly.

Physical activity: Lack of exercise in our daily life is also a reason for more anger. When a person is not doing exercise on regular basis, he or she will gradually become obese and in turn, it causes high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and many more things. A person with more high blood pressure or high cholesterol will easily get short-tempered as compared to a person who does exercises on regular basis. Including exercise in our daily life relaxes our minds and also helps to reduce unwanted fats and calories. Physical exercise keeps the brain active and in times of critical situations, it helps the person to deal properly.

Go for walk or ride or Listen to music: It would be better to go for a walk or ride or listen to music before showing anger in any situation. There are some uncertain things that could happen in our life or there could be someone who makes us angry. So in such a situation, if you go for a walk or for a long ride, you will surely come out of anger and slowly the feeling of sadness gets fade away. Another alternative option that you can try is listening to music. Yes. Listening to good music will surely help to calm your mind.

These are the best alternative options that I personally use in my life whenever I get angry and this has helped me to deal with the situation smoothly.

Identify solutions: When we get angry we always show up the anger instead of identifying the solutions for it. We tend to become angry when mistakes happen to someone or the situation is not in sync with what we want. Always remember that getting angry about a particular situation is not a solution to dealing with it. Instead, you can identify the best possible solutions rather than getting angry. Getting angry may worsen the situation and can create more problems in your life.

Don’t point out someone: Whenever we get angry, we always blame someone like ‘you did it wrong’, ‘Because of you, I am very angry’, etc. This is not a good practice and it will surely worsen the situation. So instead of pointing someone out for the cause of anger, it would be better if we say like ‘I am upset because you are not talking to me’, ‘I am worried because you have not done this work’, etc. This kind of statement is a convincing statement and its impact on the situation would be better.

Use Humor: Have you tried dealing with the critical situation in a humorous way? Deal with it the next time when you get angry and I bet that the results will be more satisfactory. This practice will help the person to calm the mind easily and in this way, the person can enjoy life in any critical situation.

No matter how angry you are, deal with it in a humorous way and you will surely get amazing results. In this way, people will learn from you and can also follow you to deal with the situation in a humorous way.

Count your breathing: Yes. Counting your breathing will surely help to calm your mind and give you time to think before you react. Whenever you are in extreme anger, take a long breath and count your breath to 10. By doing this, your reaction to the situation will completely change because you give your mind to calm down.

Learn from kids: I have two kids and whenever I scold them or beat them for any wrongdoings, they tend to cry as much as they can and later on they just forgot all the things that happened to them and comes back to normal. They even don’t become angry. From them, I learned a lot of things to deal with anger. Just like how they forgot the anger and sadness within a quick span of time, I also try to deal with anger in the same way.

Conclusion:

Above are the simple steps that you can apply in your daily life in managing anger in an appropriate way. By using these steps, you will see that your reaction to the situation will always be different and the outcome will be more satisfactory.