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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness

 Anger is perhaps one of the worst of all emotions felt by us. It can be felt because of anything… a lost wallet, someone’s irrational comment, failing an exam, getting scolded by your boss, or any other possible situation where the you feel frustration, hurt, fear and disappointment.

Anger makes us want to slash someone with our words, bang our head in the wall, scream at the top of our lungs, and do much more! Our body undergoes multiple changes in anger – all of them which are harmful to the body. Controlling anger is perhaps the best way to stop the body from undergoing so many sinister changes.

Anger stimulates the left side (hemisphere) of the brain, which is the side of the brain controlling emotions. Your body reacts just like it does to stress when angry. You start breathing heavy. Because of this, the heart starts beating faster, and pumps much more oxygen, adrenaline, and sugar into the bloodstream. Your muscles and arteries tense, and blood pressure rises. Your body prepares for action.

To release the tension formed in the body, you yell, scream, slam things, and pound your fist.

The best thing to do in anger is practice being patient, i.e. control your anger. As expressed by Dr. Laurence J. Peter – “Speak when you are angry – and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.”

Here are some tips to help you control your anger:

Count to ten – yes it really works! Miraculously, by the time you say ‘nine’ and then ‘ten’ 80% of your anger will be gone.

Talk to someone neutral about what caused you to get angry. Narrating the episode to someone else will help you realize the reason behind getting angry. Once you know the reason, you can work on improving your capability to control the situation.

Get some exercise. Release your tension by sweating it out.

Say something funny – humor will always dissolve the charged sentiments between people. J