Strategies to keep anger at bay

Start by considering these 10 anger management tips.

1. Think before you speak.
2. Once you’re calm, express your anger.
3. Get some exercise.
4. Take a timeout.
5. Identify possible solutions.
6. Stick with ‘I’ statements.
7. Don’t hold a grudge.
8. Use humor to release tension.

When you start feeling angry, try deep breathing, positive self-talk, or stopping your angry thoughts. Breathe deeply from your diaphragm. Slowly repeat a calm word or phrase such as “relax” or “take it easy.” Repeat it to yourself while breathing deeply until the anger subsides.

1. Check yourself. It’s hard to make smart choices when you’re in the grips of a powerful negative emotion.
2. Don’t dwell.
3. Change the way you think.
4. Relax.
5. Improve your communication skills.
6. Get active.
7. Recognize (and avoid) your triggers.

1. Relaxation. Simple relaxation tools, such as deep breathing and relaxing imagery, can help calm down angry feelings.
2. Cognitive Restructuring. Simply put, this means changing the way you think.
3. Problem Solving.
4. Better Communication.
5. Using Humor.
6. Changing Your Environment.
7. Some Other Tips for Easing Up on Yourself.

Is anger a choice? If you believe you can change your response, then the answer is yes. Anger is an important primary feeling which indicates danger and that some of our needs are not being met, yet it remains one of the most undesirable, controversial and one of the least understood emotions.

Some physical signs of anger include:

• clenching your jaws or grinding your teeth.
• headache.
• stomach ache.
• increased and rapid heart rate.
• sweating, especially your palms.
• feeling hot in the neck/face.
• shaking or trembling.
• dizziness.

There are many common triggers for anger, such as losing your patience, feeling as if your opinion or efforts aren’t appreciated, and injustice. Other causes of anger include memories of traumatic or enraging events and worrying about personal problems.

Getting to the Root Causes of Anger

• Fear. Think of an animal trapped in a corner.
• Shame. People often react with anger when they feel disrespected, humiliated or embarrassed.
• Betrayal. Some of the literature I read while researching anger identified pain or a sense of being hurt as a root cause of that emotion.

Common roots of anger include fear, pain, and frustration. For example, some people become angry as a fearful reaction to uncertainty, to fear of losing a job, or to fear of failure. Others become angry when they are hurt in relationships or are caused pain by close friends.

One 2010 study found that being able to express your anger in a healthy way can even make you less likely to develop heart disease.

1. Take deep breaths.
2. Recite a comforting mantra.
3. Try visualization.
4. Mindfully move your body.
5. Check your perspective.
6. Express your frustration.
7. Defuse anger with humor.
8. Change your surroundings.

12 Steps to Let Go of a Grudge

1. The Unforgiven.
2. Steps for Letting Go.
3. Acknowledge the hurt. You were wronged, and that’s real.
4. Decide to forgive. Forgiving someone who hurt you is a gift you give to yourself.
5. Realize forgiving isn’t condoning.
6. Ask yourself: Why?
7. Consider the trade-off.
8. Don’t let anger define you.

12 Steps to Overcoming Bitterness

1. 12 Ways to Overcome Bitterness.
2. Do a serious re-evaluation.
3. Put your story on hold.
4. Take what responsibility you can.
5. Stop spying.
6. Face up to your hidden fears.
7. Forgive – but only at your own pace.
8. And don’t forget to forgive yourself, too.

The most important thing to remember: Forgiving someone is by no means a necessity—especially if the offender is someone who could still pose a threat to your well-being. But if you find that you are ready to let go and forgive, know that it comes with a slew of health benefits, experts say.

So, here are the important spiritual steps to letting go of a relationship:

1. ACCEPT. First and foremost, you must accept. The more you keep hoping that maybe it can work out again, the longer it will take for you to be free.
2. FEEL. Let yourself mourn.
3. LOVE. Start with you.

But here’s something important I realized not long ago: God doesn’t give us feelings for Himself, so why would He for someone else? Here’s what I mean — one of the cornerstones of our faith is that God gives us a choice whether or not to love Him. God doesn’t force us to love Him, He allows us the choice.

How to Get Over a Crush: 9 Helpful Tips for Moving On

1. Talk It Out and Let It Go.
2. Try Not to Obsess.
3. Don’t Haunt Their Social Media Accounts.
4. Know Your Worth and Do What You Love.
5. Learn Whatever You Can.
6. Know That This Is Temporary and You’re Not Alone.
7. Get It All Out in Your Journal.
8. Meet New People.

Feeling attracted to another person is usually harmless. But choosing to act on those feelings could turn an innocent crush into an emotional affair. Having a crush on someone other than your partner while you’re in a relationship is totally normal.

According to the Maimonidean interpretation, idolatry in itself is not a fundamental sin, but the grave sin is the belief that God can be corporeal. The Hebrew Bible states that God has no shape or form, is utterly incomparable, is everywhere and cannot be represented in a physical form of an idol.