First, identify weather or not you do have an anger management problem. If you are not sure, see if these questions sound familiar:
- Do you get irritated when things do not work out perfectly?
- Do you wake up thinking of things that stress you without the ability to go back to sleep?
- Would you consider yourself stressed at home or at work?
- Do you find yourself keeping your irritation bottled up and releasing the anger at work?
- Do colleagues tell you to relax or seem frightened to convey bad news?
- Do you get irritated when things do not work out perfectly?
- Do you wake up thinking of things that stress you without the ability to go back to sleep?
- Would you consider yourself stressed at home or at work?
- Do you find yourself keeping your irritation bottled up and releasing the anger at work?
- Do colleagues tell you to relax or seem frightened to convey bad news?
Now after answering the above questions honestly you have an idea of what it would mean to have anger issues. If you’ve uncovered that you may have anger-related issues, now it is time to accept the problem. Realize that anger is an emotional state that varies in intensity from slight irritation to rage. Decide how you can control anger and not allow it to affect your life, relationships, and career success.
First, you could try to relax and handle situations that make you angry.
So identifying when the anger occurs will assist you. After that, controlling anger is important.
There are a few ways to contain the anger.
Use imagery to calm yourself down if anger arises.
Consider yoga to bring you to a calm place after work.
If you find yourself angry at work, walk away politely, calm yourself and think about the situation at hand logically and re-enter the situation, handling it with the awareness of your anger.
You can also use humour to handle irritating situations to make these irritations more manageable. This is not to suggest laughing things off, but rather to see your own anger and its absurdity. If all else fails, consider an anger management course. It will show areas to focus to allow relaxation to assist you in your anger management.