How do you deal with anger?

Question

I'm angry all the time lately and I have to work hard not to lash out at people around me. What can I do to help with my anger?

Answer 1

anger managemnet!

Answer 2

ALWAYS take a deep breathe, before lashing out.

I do this all the time... Yes, I still lash out, but, often I find myself chilling out, just a little, before I make a scene....

Just take control of your emotions.....

Answer 3

Walk Away, Count To Ten.

=]

Answer 4

I have found a lot of ways to work through anger.  Some of them are:

-- any kind of exercise

-- hitting a pillow (or my bed) with a tennis racquet

-- working with clay (real clay not play doh)

-- smashing dishes -- my therapist recommended buying cheap dishes at a thrift store and taking them to a safe place outside and throwing them to the ground or against a building to break them!!!  :-)

-- journaling

Hope some of these work for you.

Answer 5

sit down by yourself and breathe. and think "life is too short to be angry all the time" - enjoy your life to the fullest otherwise u'll waste too much time being angry at people and not enjoy the finer things in life.

kind of cheesy? yeah i know, but its the truth and it works for me