Dealing with anger?

Having just come off a three day work weekend in which the coworkers were more annoying than usual, I totally understand. It's a hard issue to master. I'm on a ten day vacation next Sunday morning, and I can tell I need it.

I've done a lot to deal with stress relief. I've been seeing a hypnotherapist for it. It's helped immensely - I know I don't sound like it now, but I've slacked off on listening to my taped sessions. A lot of it combines breathing exercises, those work well during the coworkers from hell shifts. Another trick I use is aromatherapy. I have a pulse point roll on stick which has a combination of scents. Some nights I walk around sniffing my wrist constantly :explode:

I felt I made a ton of progress with the hypnotherapy. Ive backslid a bit because I haven't made the time to listen to the sessions, but after this weekend, I'm resolving to get back into the habit. When I did them, so much just rolled off my back and I didn't let anger linger for hours. I realized how little the drama means.

Good luck.

Kickboxing. Lol, half of my participants take the classes because they need a physical outlet.

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I run.

I bottle up my emotions until it gets to me so much that I have a super b*tch freak out about once a month.
I think it's the healthiest way to go about it!

Just kidding.

I usually smoke some green to calm down. Guess that's no good either. (I mean it's great, but not when you use it to deal with stress and other emotional problems).

If you figure out a good way of dealing with anger, please share it with me.

laugh it off. I am being serious. This is pretty much the only option I could find.

What I do..Is pray. I am not sure if you believe in God or not, but the pwoer of peace that he gives me helps me to not be aggravated by people, especially those who have an annoying spirit. Find a scripture that speaks to your heart and meditiate on it. Pray for those people who do not have positive attitudes. THis works for me and you know what??..God moves them from my immediate attention. THey are no longer a bother to me.. THey still work with me but they no longer have any power to annoy or aggravate me. I pray for them for God to bless them and help them as well. Try Christ.. He's real!
Renee4joy!

This ^^^^^^ wonderfully said!!!

I fight people at my dojo.

Much healthier than my previous outlet which was fighting people at the bar.

I have been taking calcium+magnesium supplement at night. It helps me sleep better as well as keeps me calm through out the day.I used to be the sort of person who find lots reason to be aggravated and angry. Now I feel very calm. I can multi task. And I don't feel overwhelmed , angry or aggravated.
I think magnesium alone will make a person much calmer. Ask your doctor.
Sorry............I had not seen your second post. I can relate because I was in a similar job / situation. I thought all of them needed mothering.

It's sounds like you a reliable worker!! You should take pride in that!!! As far as the anal stapler woman goes, she obviously has her own issues if she is worried about the staple placement. When you get a moment throughout your workday, just stop. Stand up straight take a deep breath an lift your arms in the air stretching out your body. Do this maybe three times. Then tell your self that you are respected and reliable! You're only putting notches in your belt by working hard!! Hard workers move up! People act the way they do because they are either envious of your hard work and you in general or they have some kind of issue, whether its at home or at work. Remind yourself that they are tainted and do silly things to make them feel better about themselves.

When I get really frustrated at work, to the point where I want to slap my associates, I go in the freezer (I work in a bakery) shut the door (which I can get out of) and just take deep breaths. Then I swear under my breath and tell my self that I can't let there issues bother me. Because remember you are a hard worker, no matter what you will always have people in your life that will piss you off. You gotta remember the great things about yourself and the hard work you put in to your job. People act the way they do because of they're own issues. When someone pisses you off, ask yourself, What could be going on in their life that makes them act like that? Maybe someone is dying in the family, maybe they have an abusive relationship, maybe their kids are at the stage where they hate and revolt against parents, maybe they are going to file bankruptcy, maybe they just hate themselves... It will give you a new perspective. Maybe one day just bring a simple card for someone that says, thanks for your help. I appreciate the work you do. Compliment them. If you set your day up positive with the people around you, it can make your whole day positive.

I was like this! I had to separate my emotions from my work if that makes any sense. I made myself remember that in the big scheme of things these things don't really matter.

You can actually use anger to your benefit. It's an active emotion, which is a good thing because it's full of energy you can rechannel. Depression is a passive emotion, and it's often the result of anger turned inward. Ask yourself where it would be more efficient to rechannel the energy of your anger. A workout? A good journaling session? Some energetic housecleaning? The choice on how to use it in a positive way is yours.

Also, you don't have to give so much power over you to others. No one can make you angry. It's a choice...often an automatic one, but whe you keep that in mind, you can change your reaction. You can change the people at work, and you probably need the job, so consciously choose not to let the affect you emotionally. It's bad enough you have to deal with their antics. They don't need the power to bring you down in other areas of life.