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Anger that is not expressed or controlled is very damaging to your health. Anger often leads to to the 'fight or flight' reflex, releasing adrenaline into your body ... if you don't use that adrenaline fighting or 'flighting' then it can actually damage your heart. The BBC actually released an article on how angry young men were increasingly putting their health at risk by being angry ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1939094.stm
My personal method for controlling it is to try to remain calm until I have the opportunity to take some form of exercise (preferably not fighting) and to then let loose by acknowledging the emotion of anger and thinking about everything to do with what has made me angry - replaying whatever the situation was over and over until I've worked it out - both mentally and physically. Once the raw emotion has subsided I can then generally approach the situation that made me angry with a cooler head and hopefully resolve it. I realise that this isnt always a practical solution, but I do tend to find that generally my own anger stems from many small incidents or one continual repetetive incident, which eventually culminates in an anger peak. If you are the same, then giving yourself the time to actually proactively address stressors (in a healhy environment) can help to reduce your overall level of repressed anger and make you less stressed.
I hope this helps!
My personal method for controlling it is to try to remain calm until I have the opportunity to take some form of exercise (preferably not fighting) and to then let loose by acknowledging the emotion of anger and thinking about everything to do with what has made me angry - replaying whatever the situation was over and over until I've worked it out - both mentally and physically. Once the raw emotion has subsided I can then generally approach the situation that made me angry with a cooler head and hopefully resolve it. I realise that this isnt always a practical solution, but I do tend to find that generally my own anger stems from many small incidents or one continual repetetive incident, which eventually culminates in an anger peak. If you are the same, then giving yourself the time to actually proactively address stressors (in a healhy environment) can help to reduce your overall level of repressed anger and make you less stressed.
I hope this helps!
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