More than any other emotion, anger can have a serious impact on health long term as well as create tension on a daily basis. It immediately affects me physically and emotionally. A sudden outburst of anger will sap energy for the rest of the day and on into the night. This could be termed an intermittent explosive disorder. Anger management tips, when applied, can help defuse these unwanted reactions.
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Results of Anger
Slow burning anger is often more sutle. Resentment, irritation, impatience, or feelings of insecurity or bitterness can wear a person down over time. Prolonged levels of this kind of anger can cause elevated blood pressure, threat of heart disease, and other anger disorders.
An angry person may see the results of anger, but has difficulty getting out of the vicious cycle. Remembering the right anger management tips or techniques can help them respond in a possitive way.
What is anger?
The definition for anger from a prominent dictionary is as follows:  
A strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong.
Negative traits that cause anger
Discouraged or unconfident
Often issues come into our lives for which we don't have control. Family or job responsibilities can become overwhelming. There could be failures that are too much to bear. It may appear that there is no way out. Resentment, anger, and depression can easily set in.
Pride
Having an attitude of superiority is a common trigger for hurt feelings. When others don’t recognize this superiority, there is often tension. This leads to fighting pride. Showing contempt for anothers point of view or position is a way of showing dominance. Boasting draws attention so that others will notice greatness. When this person is not recognized as they hope, this then becomes a cause of anger.
Selfcenteredness
The selfcentered person insists on having their own way and often expects to be the center of attention. Things need to be done on their own schedule and for their own convenience. This person may attack those who oppose them or withdraw completely. This could result in a long term underlying bitterness.
Bitterness
There is always the chance of being hurt by another person, group of people, or by circumstances. The pain suffered can lead to resentment and anger that can take root and grow through time. Lack of forgiveness makes it hard to overcome these roots of bitterness. Rage can explode out in unrelated areas as it festers under the surface. This hurts the angry person and alienates others.
Fear or insecurity
Everyone faces danger or crisis. Situations that cause fear can be traumatic experiences. They can be draining and painful. Also, our inability to deal effectively with crisis may leave us feeling shameful or inadequate. Having to go through the pain felt during these times can activate anger toward the perceived cause. If another person is the cause, they may get a large portion of wrath and endure the insults poured out on them. Anger becomes a reaction to our hurt.
Selfcenteredness
Most people have an agenda for how they want to live their lives. Within limits we have the freedom to do just that, especially in the United States. We have the freedom to decide where to live, how to live, how to spend our time and money, and how to spend our free time.
This may be tested, however, in the daily grind of life. The boss may require overtime or block a deserved promotion. Our children may be difficult to deal with and require additional attention. The neighbors may disagree on noise levels or on boundaries.
How should these issues be dealt with? The initial tendency is to try to resolve these problems with understanding and patience. However, if the issues still crowd in, irritation, frustration, indignation, and hotheaded wrath sometimes follow.
The after effects of anger
Relationships are fragile. A quick sharp comment or a long standing argument can cause barriers between people. This can spark rage and cause separation that can go on for years.
Anger often escalates if not dealt with quickly. The impact physically, emotionally, mentally can be severe on both sides. The damage done through abusive relationships may be difficult to heal.
By modeling poor anger control techniques, parents may pass on inappropriate behavior to their children. When things go wrong, the response is to get mad. An angry kid can very often be traced back to an angry parent.
Finally, the person who is filled with anger may be trying to hurt those around them. Instead angry people end up hurting themselves even more. In addition, an angry man or woman can create an atmosphere of fear and later bitterness in the home.
There are many anger poems that reflect the issues listed above. Here is one that captures the thought and emphasizes the importance of controlling anger:
Controlling Anger
When wronged by my neighbor,
I simmer and reject
Instead the right course
is to forgive and to respect
If others don't listen
to what I have to say
I should not glisten
and then force them to pay
As pressures are applied
I often rebuke and place blame
to show mercy and compassion is a
healthier game
Life all around can be quite a pain
but that's no reason to treat others with distain
------- From the author
Challenges that you will face
There are times when kids don't do what they are told. If the parent is not in the right frame of mind, they sometimes explode, yelling at the kids in a loud voice. This may bring on the feeling of being drained and often times defeated and moody.
A child may have a tendency to excessively tease their sibling. They are told to stop, but somehow it gets ignored. This raise the hackles on the back of the parents neck. Through clinched teeth, the angry parent lashes out at the child in frustration.
This anger rarely gets the results I want. The kids brace themselves against the emotion and don't get the point. The wrong behavior or attitudes seem to get repeated and progress in minimal.
Experiencing the anger of others is also painful. There is a tendency to stay clear of those who display anger frequently. The one who is angry can then become isolated and depressed. Managing anger and defusing hard feelings is an important skill to develop for controlling anger.
The tendency is to set up barriers or reject the one causing the pain. Healing can be a lengthy process. Nurturing, loving, encouraging relationships can be lost.
Anger can lead to problems with in relationships that are intended to be close. Spouse, children, coworkers, neighbors and friends. Sometimes we hurt the people that are the closest.
Anger Management techniques
Here are a number of anger management tips that are helpful in dealing with anger:
Take a humble stance.
Listen
Speak in an accomadating way.
Speak assertively. But don't put on an angry face.
Forgive and Forget.
Put yourself in the other persons shoes.
Patience. Be willing to take the time necessary to work through the problems.
Be consistent.
Don't accept angry behavior in yourself. Don't say, "That's just the way I am." Look at it as a personality disorder that needs to be addressed.
Overall, other areas of my health are impacted. My sleep is disrupted by the emotions, guilt, and apprehension that an angry response brings. My diet slips through wanting some external comfort that "junk" food might bring. And I don't exercise properly because the anger has taken so much out of me. Exercising the anger management tips and techniques listed above can preserve health and wellbeing. Dealing with anger should be a priority. We all want to stop anger.
Anger quotes
Anger is one letter short of danger. ~Author Unknown
Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness; and concealed often hardens into revenge. ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~Malachy McCourt
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. ~Albert Einstein
Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry. ~Lyman Abbott
Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them. ~Lemony Snicket
The cause of anger usually starts with me and hurts me more than those around me. The question, "How to deal with anger?" should be on my mind as I experience the temptation of lashing out. Just knowing the negative impact of anger, makes me willing to consider
anger management tips.
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