Deep breaths, walking away? What do you do and how well does it work?
2006-10-26 04:35:07 · 21 answers · asked by Christabelle 6 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Walk away and go for a walk. get away from the situation and take you anger out in a positive way and then come back and talk about the issue that made you mad in a calmer state
2006-10-26 04:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by Abby 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I start getting that tingling feel in my feet that works up to the top of my head, I physically stop it by bunching up my fists. Depending on the situation, I walk away totally from it. I don't get angry or mad easily, and somebody usually has to provoke me for me to get that way.
Deep breaths and doing something constructive is helpful. It helps for me to talk to someone who will not criticize or judge me, but just let me vent to them. I can do that with my husband, and I know he will just let me vent like I need to. I haven't done this in a long time, but when I want to scream, I have filled a sink up with water and put my head in it, and scream in the water because no one can hear you and it has been helpful to me to that do that at times. I would love to have a punching bag, but since I don't have one I use the bed and I punch it until I'm tired. Going for a walk or exercising in some other way is helpful as well. I think the key is to find the thing that best works for you because everybody is different in how they deal with being angry. It's important to find what has a calming effect on you.
2006-10-26 11:54:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! you just answered your own question. walking away, taking deep breaths. I'm seldom ever angry, and it takes a whole lot to provoke me into anger, but when I am, I'm angry all the way through to my bones, and that's not good. I do the deep breaths, and walk away. I think this is probably a lot more healthier for you. Also, I recite the Lords prayer over and over, quietly to myself. These words have such a calming effect.
Hugs
Texas girl
2006-10-26 11:52:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
walk away form the situation that is making you angry, take some deep breaths and get it in perspective. then spend some time figuring out what you need to do to handle the situation in a calm and mature way.....or maybe just drop it if it is not really that important.
2006-10-26 12:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by catywhumpass 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walking away and finding a suitable place to vent, or person to vent to, is my best tactic. If I'm at work, sometimes I just get up and take a walk outside and walk it off, watch what the squirrels and birds are doing, see the trees and sky and get perspective. But usually I have to go vent to someone I trust - get a reality check that the thing that has made me angry IS as infuriating as it seems to me at the time.
And you can try the plea to the goddess Kali, (it's okay, I'm a Californian) where you swing your arms down from up over your head down past your thighs in a wiping outward motion and sing/shout, "Kring!!!!" Learned that one from Morgan Spurlock's TV show. Funny thing: it works pretty good!
2006-10-26 11:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Obvious 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well... one thing that really helps for me is to have sex, especially if the reason I am mad is because of my husband. (And I have the sex with my husband... I would not cheat) Seriously, I am not kidding. It really helps you release the stress.
But other than that, take deep breaths. Count to 5 when you breathe in, then count to 5 breathing out too. Also, scream into a pillow. Cry if you need to.
2006-10-26 13:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
having a smoke, but if that isnt going to work, then just not saying anything more to the person I am mad at, and just sitting silently and breathing and thinking to myself that arguing and being pissed off is just going to make the situation worse, so I go somewhere to be alone, I take a walk have a bath have a smoke and just remove myself from teh situation until i can think it through clearly.
--cleaning also works wonders, when I get really pissed I clean the house -laundry, dishes, messes, corners and crannies (depending on how pissed I am).
2006-10-26 15:47:03 · answer #7 · answered by jennyve25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do diffent things i have a whole list that i go thou like writeing pomes lound music walking hitting my bed take a time out yelling in to a pillow and it works for me it all depends on why i am angry and if i ask for what i need when i am angry for thats the key i think if u are are fighting or upset and u dont say hey look i need a tiem out for this right now then nottin u do will work
2006-10-26 11:52:29 · answer #8 · answered by crzyintheinbrain 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I count to ten in my head...take a breath...and think of how my response will effect the situation positively and negatively. Then I respond. Sometimes it's perfectly okay to respond angrily. Most of the time, I try a reasoned calm approach.
2006-10-26 11:50:45 · answer #9 · answered by Kevin C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
write it all down in a journal, that's what I do. The neatness doesn't matter and it just helps to find out later what was really bugging you, you know. I have been doing this since I turned 17 years old, and it still works at 36 years old. try it and see, it's kind of funny later. After your moment is over, either save it or toss it, it's up to you!! Good luck!!
2006-10-26 11:41:43 · answer #10 · answered by mdzevolveddammit 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My stress relief is doing any arts & crafts, or sewing projects. I also will go to Curves and exercise for 1/2 hr or so. Usually if my mind is on something I enjoy, I forget my troubles.
2006-10-26 11:40:14 · answer #11 · answered by honey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋