Take Control of Your Life: 23 Ways to Deal with Anger and Anxiety
Life overwhelms us. We feel anxious or angry. We try but despite our best efforts things go awry. You may feel like this happens only to you but in life this is normal. Things sometimes don't go as planned. You try to write the story of life as you want but life writes itself and you find yourself just a spectator.
When shit hits the fan and things go sideways, what to do? Here are a few things that can help you handle the situation in a better way.
This may seem like nothing but it amazingly helps. If you are angry drinking a glass of water can make you less angry. If you are worried about something going wrong drinking a glass of water can calm your senses. Water cools down and relaxes your body which in turn calms down your brain.
When you are angry or anxious start breathing deeply. This will calm your mind and help you think and avoid any hasty action. It is important not to act when you are angry or anxious because there is a high chance that you will do something that you will regret in that state. So breath deeply and forget everything for a moment.
Sometimes facing yourself is a harsh reality. So we try to avoid ourselves. Especially when we are under the spell of some strong feelings we hide our thinking mind. This gives those feelings full rein and afterward, we have nothing but regret.
