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Hi there,
I'm having a really hard time controlling my anger recently, over the stupidist issues too. For example, i'm a huge hockey (Flyers) fan, if they lose...i lose it..i've thrown the remote into the TV before, punched holes in doors etc.
I was never like this before. I've always been a very calm person, any suggestion's how how to deal with that sort of anger?
-Wes
I'm having a really hard time controlling my anger recently, over the stupidist issues too. For example, i'm a huge hockey (Flyers) fan, if they lose...i lose it..i've thrown the remote into the TV before, punched holes in doors etc.
I was never like this before. I've always been a very calm person, any suggestion's how how to deal with that sort of anger?
-Wes
One thing that has worked for me is to "devaluate" the things that anger me. For example, golf frustrated (perhaps the key word) and angered me. So when I stopped caring about my score, or what others thought of my form, I had more fun. Then I realized that despite the energy I was spending on the sport, I really did not like it to start with!
Pepper
ps, I'd take it up again if I could find people who don't care if you change the silly rules. Things like playing the ball where it lies, having to putt out when you are only 15 or 20 feet from the hole, things like that!
or pillows
or stabbing at dirt, but have to be careful, you could hurt yourself.
breathing techniques
removing myself from the source of the anger.
good luck!