What Steps Can I Take to Help Manage My Anger?
1. When you start feeling angry, try deep breathing, positive self-talk, or stopping your angry thoughts. 2. Avoid alcohol or illicit drugs that can make you more likely to act on angry feelings impulsively. 3. Although expressing anger is better than keeping it in, anger should be expressed in an appropriate way. 4. Seek out the support of others. Talk through your feelings and try to work on changing your behaviors. 5. Try to gain a different perspective by putting yourself in another's place. 6. Learn how to laugh at yourself and see humor in situations. 7. Practice good listening skills. Listening can help improve communication and can facilitate trusting feelings between people. This trust can help you deal with potentially hostile emotions.