Anger Management Techniques For Beginners

Anger management is a terminology usually used in reference to a set of therapeutic psychological techniques that and exercises that enables a person with excessive anger to control the trigger factors, the level of anger and the impact of the anger. Such services may even be backed by the law in some countries.

Anger management techniques are often specific to the individual because of the varying trigger factors. Because anger is often a result of lack of conflict resolution within a person or between people, the most applied techniques is that of mediation between two parties to eliminate the trigger factor. Other interventions include relaxation by meditation and having a deep breath. Proven anger management techniques include developing empathy and stress management skills. The most powerful however is the ability to forgive. Forgiving is therapeutic for both the person who is aggrieved and the one that is an aggressor.

Psychologists recommend a set of anger management techniques that are aimed at controlling the emotions while allow expression of the anger in a healthy way. This is important because anger is a natural part of body language and cannot be avoided completely.

Here are a few of the prescribed anger management techniques:

Being honest about the feeling: Admission of disappointment or annoyance from a behavior is a good step towards anger management. Anyone who has a problem should be trained to be express their anger through body language and words without being violent.

Considerate or tolerant: This is another very important anger management skill. The person who is angry is encouraged to express their anger in a manner that will not lead to a feeling of manipulation or blackmail from the other person. The bottom line is that the human rights and dignity of the other person must not be abused.

Sticking to the specific issue: More often than not a person who is expressing anger may invoke previous disappointments or dwell on issues that are not directly related to the particular event that caused the anger. Anger management techniques encouraged a person to express their anger and voice their disappointments reference to the particular issues at hand. This will encourage corrective measures than trying to create guilt feeling.

Explaining your anger convincingly: This is important as a means by which the angered person deals completely with the anger. It also enables the aggressor to learn how not to cause anger next time.

According to ilchi-lee.com Professor Ilchi Lee forgiveness is a very powerful emotion that encourages the aggrieved person to express their feeling. Upon expression of the disappointment, the person learns to completely remove it from his or her mind. Most anger management techniques border on improving communication skills. It encourages courageous and persistent communication and good listening skills.

Jeff Brendan is a Dahn Yoga student and enthusiast. Always willing to share his experiences and help others by sharing his knowledge.