How to Control Anger Before It Controls You
Everyone has felt anger at some point in their lives. Whether it was a mild annoyance or bubbling rage, anger is a normal human emotion. Getting angry is not always the issue, but anger can lead to problems in your social life, professional life, and relationship with God. For this reason, we must learn to control anger before it controls us. What is anger? The nature of anger According to Charles Spielberger, Ph.D. - a psychologist specializing in anger studies – anger is “an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage.” Anger can be caused by external or internal events, and it could be directed at a person, an inanimate object, a memory, and so on. It is often accompanied by a spike in hormones like adrenaline and high blood pressure. The Expression of Anger Aggression is a natural expression of anger. Anger can be expressed with aggressive words and/or actions. Due to civil laws, societal norms, and overall common sense, there is a limit to who or what you can take your anger out on without ending up in jail or a hospital. Some businesses have even capitalized on these limitations by providing rooms with fragile objects for people to smash, rather than teaching them to control anger. The Bible prohibits getting angry and lashing out. You cannot always avoid the things that trigger your anger, but you can always control how you react to the things or people that provoke you. Chances are, if you have an anger management problem, you already know it. How to Control Anger Relaxation People with a hot temper do foolish things; wiser people remain calm. – Proverbs 14:17 The next time you feel angry, try the following to control your anger: Take slow, deep breaths, originating [...]
