Anger is a natural response to pain of one form or other. Have you ever thought that why people get angry so frequently?
One get angry because they don't feel well, they feel rejected, they feel threatened or experienced some loss.
The type of pain does not matter, the most important thing is that the pain experienced is unpleasant, because anger never occurs in isolation but rather is necessarily preceded by pain feelings.
But do you know one thing? Who is at greater loss? Answer is pretty simple , everyone knows that the person who is angry will be at greater loss. By being angry first of all you burn your own hands, it's like you want to throw burning coal to someone but before that, to take that coal in your hands you have to burn your own hands.
Anger triggers the body's 'fight or flight response. Other emotions that trigger this response include fear and anxiety. The adrenal glands flood the body with stress hormones, such as cortisol. Heart rate, Blood pressure and respiration increases, the body temperature rises and the skin perspires.
Expressing anger in healthy ways
Suggestions on how to express your anger in healthy ways include:
- If you feel out of control, walk away from the situation temporarily, until you cool down.
- Recognize and accept the emotion as normal and part of life.
- Once you have identified the problem, consider coming up with different strategies for how to remedy the situation.
- Don't try to release your anger on someone else, whose mistake isn't there.
- Do something physical, such as going for a run or playing sport.
- Talk to someone you trust about how you’re feeling.
- To calm down, drink a glass of water.