What's the best way to transform anger?

Question

I say being present with the feeling and not acting on it. Any other ideas?

Answer 1

Using a scale of 22 emotions
anger is number 17.
getting to joy, love, appreciation at number one would be a quantum leap.
Therefore to get headed in the right direction one could try to get to blame (15) but don`t stay there. When you feel you have gotten to blame, go for impatience or frustration (10).
From there try for boredom (8) or even contenment (7)
next might be optimism (5)
enthusiasm (3)
and finally (1) joy, knowledge, empowerment, freedom, love, appreciation.
The idea is to take it in small steps.
Of course you will need to be present to the entire process or none of it could happen, or at best you would get stuck somewhere along the way.

Answer 2

Turned into lemonade.
some turn it into mileage. Ride a bicycle 80 miles this weekend, you won't be interested in anger. Sex is a great anger reducer, especially if it's not with the one your angry with. Examine a bunch of paintings at a museum. Visit a furniture warehouse, look for a new den, don't get anything.... Get into the anger itself, pick out inconsistancies, practice what to do, the next time the situation presents itself. Call your mother.

Answer 3

What or who are you angry at, and why ? If you hold it in, that's no good, and if you let it out uncontrolled, You could end up doing something you might regret for the rest of your life. It would help if you could let some of it go, if it is something you can,t do anything about, ask yourself why you are so angry, then try to find a safe outlet for some of your anger, Try taking your mind off of some of the things that make you feel that way no harm in trying, and try to have a better sense of humor about things, don,t take everything so serious

Answer 4

Sounds like you have a good handle on this already, Sometimes though, when I feel like I am going to just "GO OFF", I turn the Anger into what I refer to as the GET'ER DONE mode. At work, if some one or something really sets me off, I simply place the bottled up energy into what I am doing, and burn it off in something productive. When I was younger I played Bass guitar, I poured out my feelings on this, and let my guitar speak, thus reflecting my anger or any other emotion into my music. Man, those were some great times.

Answer 5

First of all not all anger is bad know that. The presumtion of this hurts alot of people they thing because there angry its wrong. Not acting on it alone can be tougher than seeing what is causing you to get angry and dealing with that. Why are some people angry at the world there is usuallyl other things to deal with causing anger or bad anger. It only takes that one time when you don't act on your anger to hurt you or someone else very badlly

Answer 6

First , know what made you angry (what problem)
Then ask yourself - does the anger alter the reality of the problem ?
Will the outcome be different because of anger ?
Will anger solve the problem and make me happy ?

Once you realize that anger is just an initial reaction to a bad experience BUT that it has no value towards solving the problem or getting a better outcome . . .
THEN , you will change your focus and energies into doing whatever will solve the issue / make you happy.

Answer 7

If you can tell yourself, each time you feel angry, that there is a force outside of you that is causing you this anger. You are therefore giving away your power to it. Is is worth it? Are you giving in to provocation?

Think in those lines too....

Answer 8

anger is an emotion, which tells you there is something wrong. Figure out what is wrong and act on it!

Answer 9

Pray or meditate.

Answer 10

sex, working out, music, physical work, sleep, cigarette, repeat as needed.