Supercharge Your Self Esteem

Do you find yourself becoming angry at the least little thing? Maybe your toddler interrupts your newspaper reading by climbing on your lap, and you become irritated. Perhaps your wife asks you to take her shopping, and you get angry because you were planning to go golfing. Learning some basic anger management techniques can restore a sense of self-control to your inner or external responses to situations like these.  Even if you hold in your anger, it may not hurt others, unless they sense your withdrawal or unspoken irritation, but it will hurt you. Studies show that people who let anger build up inside tend to suffer more health problems than those who have less anger or manage it in productive ways. Many anger management techniques are easy to learn and practice, so give them a try before losing your temper unnecessarily again. Anger Management Technique #1: Drain the Brain When your temper begins to flare, one of the best anger management techniques is to mentally cha...

Anger is a growing issue that is hitting our generation with its full force. With abusive relationships, road rage and violent attacks all on the increase – is our society more like a pressure cooker – and if so, what can we do about it? I remember a good few years back seeing the eruption into the limelight of road rage after a man was stabbed to death at the road side.  Unfortunately it has become one of those stories that we see so often that it is sadly something that rarely shocks us anymore. In the last few years we have also watched the behavior of ‘air rage’ also thrust into the limelight. Let’s hope that this doesn’t become just another norm in our increasingly pressurized world. Their are men and woman that just get a little flustered when they don’t get their own way or can’t get their point across.  I have also dealt with people that in the same types of situations have used unacceptable force to make their opinions known. Unfortunately the difference in these ...

People that get angered easily may need some effective means to control themselves and may thus need to look for a proper anger management technique that will answer to their needs to control them in situations that often gets well out of hand. With people having serious instances of anger management requirements the good news is that a number of different techniques with regard to self help anger management are available to fight off this condition. Counseling From Therapists - Among the many self help anger management techniques available is the one that requires taking counseling from therapists, and there are also very many books written on the subject to enable a person to utilize the knowledge gained by reading such literature on the subject and create their own self help anger management techniques that will work well for them. There is also anger management courses which is a means very often used by people that wish to get more in-depth help from experts rega...

To experience anger is a part of human nature. We tend to have this feeling when we are subjected to conditions which we do not desire or are not appealing to us. It evokes reactions within our system and causes us to react in a certain way. People handle anger in different ways.  Reasons for feeling anger vary and could be unique from person to person. It could be a misunderstanding between two people, an act causing displeasure to another party, a conversation leading to an argument, an untoward behaviour, and dissatisfaction over a product or service rendered to you or it could be just because of petty things. Anger does not follow a certain pattern. The thing is, same as how natural it is for us to be happy, sad, depressed or excited. You get angry as a human being. Human beings have different ways of releasing anger. There are also different intensities of experiencing it. At times, it could go away as soon as you regain your composure or have managed to be c...

Unlike other emotions, anger can cause negative effects on our health. When you get angry, your body displays physiological changes like sweating, increased heart beats and even increased temperature.  If your body is not in good physical condition, anger could probably strain your heart and increase your blood pressure. Of course, everybody knows that people with heart conditions should avoid getting angry.   Learning how to control your anger is very difficult. It would take a lot of will power and discipline. You can always look for a method or technique which effectively controls your anger. The key is finding one that you feel comfortable with.   Relaxation Techniques If you feel that you can control your anger on your own, you can try several relaxation techniques. Whenever you feel that you are getting angry, you should take deep breaths. Deep breathing would slow down your heart rate and take your focus away from your anger. Another...