Tolly Amaxopoulos

Anger is a tool. It's not good or bad—it's just there to help you get through life. But like any tool, it can be used poorly or well.

Anger is experienced when your boundaries are violated. When someone cuts you off on the highway, you feel anger because it violates your sense of personal space and safety. If your boss asks you to do something unreasonable, you feel anger because it violates your sense of fairness and justice. And if someone treats you with disrespect or contempt, that too can trigger anger because it violates your sense of worthiness.

Anger is bad for you body on a continual basis. If you're angry all the time, then your body will start to deteriorate—your heart will be strained from pumping harder; your digestive system will be strained from trying to digest food in an agitated state; and so on and so forth. Over time, this can lead to serious health problems like high blood pressure or heart disease.

Here are 5 things you can do when you're triggered:

1. Don't do anything. Seriously, just chill out and take a deep breath. Think about the fact that your life is fleeting and will be over in a flash, so what's the point of getting upset about something that will be gone before you know it?

2. Distract yourself to the best of your abilities.

3. Talk to someone about how angry you are—it'll help get it off your chest, and it'll make them feel better because they'll feel like they helped you out. We call this "verbally ventilating!"

4. Get some exercise! It's scientifically proven that anger is reduced by exercise, so take your dog for a walk or go for a run around the block—you'll feel better afterward! Or bonus points, go find some heavy weight to pick up off the ground, and put them back down over and over again ;)

5. Change your focus. What is going well? Start listing them. Don’t let anger posses you.

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