Comments on: Dealing with Anger http://personal-development.com/blog/66/dealing-with-anger/ Fresh ideas on personal development Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Lyman Reed http://personal-development.com/blog/66/dealing-with-anger/#comment-188 Lyman Reed Mon, 08 May 2006 05:30:29 +0000 http://personal-development.com/blog/66/deailng-with-anger/#comment-188 Great article. The "Keeping Perspective" idea is one that I really need to work on. It's very easy to assume that just because emotions are heated that the topic itself is important, when actually we can completely "blow up" over the silliest things. It could be that there are other issues that we are actually angry about, but aren't comfortable expressing those issues, so we use broken shoelaces and spilled milk to get that emotional energy out. Great article. The “Keeping Perspective” idea is one that I really need to work on. It’s very easy to assume that just because emotions are heated that the topic itself is important, when actually we can completely “blow up” over the silliest things. It could be that there are other issues that we are actually angry about, but aren’t comfortable expressing those issues, so we use broken shoelaces and spilled milk to get that emotional energy out.

]]> By: Ananga http://personal-development.com/blog/66/dealing-with-anger/#comment-177 Ananga Tue, 02 May 2006 14:07:58 +0000 http://personal-development.com/blog/66/deailng-with-anger/#comment-177 Excellent points. Time out is definitely a great idea. Many eruptive situations resolve themselves after some time and space. Acting in the heat of the moment or responding sharply is sure to only exacerbate anger and add fuel to the fire. I like the point about keeping perspective too. Stress and anger blow things out of proportion in an instant and we get all magnetic about things, by that I mean we start sticking other issues to the mass. "This really annoyed me. And this... and this...." Perspective keeps things in their proper place and stops us piling on the problems and losing it over something that's just not worth losing it over. Excellent points. Time out is definitely a great idea. Many eruptive situations resolve themselves after some time and space. Acting in the heat of the moment or responding sharply is sure to only exacerbate anger and add fuel to the fire.

I like the point about keeping perspective too. Stress and anger blow things out of proportion in an instant and we get all magnetic about things, by that I mean we start sticking other issues to the mass. “This really annoyed me. And this… and this….”

Perspective keeps things in their proper place and stops us piling on the problems and losing it over something that’s just not worth losing it over.

]]> By: Scott Young http://personal-development.com/blog/66/dealing-with-anger/#comment-151 Scott Young Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:58:52 +0000 http://personal-development.com/blog/66/deailng-with-anger/#comment-151 Good points. Sometimes the best way to break someones anger is humor. This doesn't always work when you are the source of the anger, but I've found it very effective when dealing with someone who is just generally angry. Good points.

Sometimes the best way to break someones anger is humor. This doesn’t always work when you are the source of the anger, but I’ve found it very effective when dealing with someone who is just generally angry.

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