Anger Management
Anger is a perfectly normal human emotion when dealt with appropriately, and healthily. However, you need to be able to manage your anger. It is neither appropriate nor healthy if you cannot control your anger, and often lash out at others.Uncontrolled and frequent outbursts of anger will affect your health and your relationships with others.
Anger management is a term used to describe the skills you need to recognize that you, or someone else, is becoming angry, and then take appropriate action to deal with the situation positively. It does not mean internalizing or suppressing anger, but recognizing the triggers and signs of anger, and finding other, more appropriate ways to express our feelings.
Effects of Anger
- Physical health. Constantly operating at high levels of stress and anger makes you majoe issues just like to heart disease, diabetes, a weakened immune system, and high blood pressure.
- Mental health. Chronic anger consumes huge amounts of mental stress, and clouds your thinking, making it harder to concentrate or enjoy life. It can also lead to stress, depression, and other mental health issues problems.
- Career. Constructive criticism, creative differences, and heated debate can be healthy. But lashing out only alienates your colleagues, supervisors, or clients.
- Relationships Anger can cause lasting scars in the people you love most and get in the way of friendships and work relationships. Explosive anger makes it hard for others to trust you, speak honestly, or feel comfortable and damaging to children.
Benefits of Anger Management Therapy
- Breathe deeply from your diaphragm.
- Give yourself a pep talk.
- After that, express yourself clearly and calmly.