Coping With Anger

By Broyde McDonald

You do not want to just cope with anger. That is a bad idea. You want to release it.

When you cope with anger, you have not gotten it completely out of your system. Maybe you frequently think about the things that make you angry and still do not act out, but you can still do better than that. A problem still exists because you are still letting the anger be a part of you.

The only time you should hold in your mind the thoughts of anger is when the people causing it have been forgiven. Once you have forgiven them you will think good thoughts about the people and these thoughts are okay.

Coping with anger is not good for you health.

People are known to have had strokes on the very same day that they become angry. This danger is present for anybody who has a lot of anger inside them.

Not only are having strokes a concern, but there are also the problems of high blood pressure and heart disease that can take place as a direct result of trying to cope rather than getting rid of anger.

Coping with anger is bad for your life.

Count the good decisions that you have made when you were angry. I am sure that you made more bad ones than good ones at this time. The facts are that people do not make good decisions when we are angry.

So when you go around constantly with anger inside you, even if you are coping with it, it can still cloud your judgment and lead you into bad decision making.

What gets your attention?

Watch your actions. If you like the presence of angry people, you are probably someone who is trying to cope with anger. Do you like violent movies and movies showing an angry person getting even? Do you like songs that sound as if they were written by an angry person? If you answer yes to these questions you need to get yourself checked out.

This is what you need to do.

There are long lists of things that you can do to release your anger if you are just coping with it. The list is too long to get into right now.

However, one important thing you can start doing right now is learn how to relax. Anger will bring with it anxiety and tension. You need to be able to recognize these things so that you can get rid of them. As you relax more and more, there will be less anger inside for you to cope with.

Secondly, if you are just coping and you know it, get yourself into a good anger management class. A good class will help you to use the techniques that will help you to become completely free from just coping with anger.

You will be doing better than just coping, you will be in control. - 30535

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