Anger Management: 2008

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Anger: Meaning

It is an emotion of

Annoyance
Irritation
Fury
Rage
Antagonism
Resentment
Exasperation
Maddening

Degrees of Anger

Ranges from mere irritation to extreme rage

Manifestation and Effects of Anger

Change in facial expressions
Change in body language
Aggressive actions
Loud or cold voice
Internalizing the anger, boiling inside but not expressing
Increase in heart rate
Increase in blood pressure
Increase in level of adrenaline
Impairs ability to process information
Impairs prudence and objectivity
Reduces your empathy towards others and may cause harm to them
Increases sugar and cholesterol levels

Causes of Anger

Expectations from others (including organizations) are not met
Expectations from self are not met
Feeling of being exploited
Sense of being victimized
Abuse (physical and verbal) by others
Been insulted or feeling of being insulted or humiliated
Disagreements with others

Ways of Dealing with Anger and Their Outcome

Suppress: results in blood pressure, ulcers
Wrong actions and/or wrong word: results in regret/justification which in turn results in strained relations, ill feeling, guilt, loss of self esteem
Ventilate harmlessly: results in no tension/stress
Communicate and resolve: results in resolution/solution, no tension/no stress, strengthening relationship

Managing Anger

Learn about various emotions a human being can undergo. Also refer: (Emotions) http://emotion-feeling.blogspot.com/
Train yourself to start identifying your emotions
If you try to understand the normal causes of anger and how getting angry is harmful mainly to you and your relationships with others, do not immediately react to any stimulus of anger. Also refer: (Emotional Intelligence) http://emotional-quotient-intelligence.blogspot.com/
When you do get angry, remind yourself that you are getting angry
Say to yourself, "stop, stop...." (it's your emotional stop button and press it when needed)
Do not react immediately
Move away physically from the place of anger episode
Sleep over the matter
Later ponder over the matter in your own time and space
Try to understand the cause(s) of anger
Try to solve/resolve those causes by yourself and taking others into account or seeking their involvement

Anger May Cause Stress

When you get angry, you lose much more than just your temper.
Refer URLs: http://managing-stress-strain.blogspot.com/ and http://management-of-stress.blogspot.com/ for stress management.

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