TIPS TO OVERCOME ANGER

WHY ANGER IS BAD

When we get angry, our rational pre frontal lobes shut down and the reflexive back areas of the brain take over. The left hemisphere also becomes more stimulated as the brain’ hormonal and cardio-vascular responses kick in.

A tense body pumps out cholesterol and a group of chemicals called catecholamine, which encourage fatty deposits to pile up in the heart and carotid arteries. It’s no surprise, then, that angry people are three times more likely to have heart attack than those less prone to fury.

The fight or flight response can prompt your nervous system to cut blood flow to your stomach and divert it to your muscles, impacting intestinal-tract contraindications and digestive secretions. Stress can also increase stomach acids.

Anger sure is not pretty. It causes a surge in the stress hormone cortisol, which bumps up oil production and leads to acne and other skin problems. During prolonged frequent eruptions of rage, parts of the nervous system become highly activated, making it difficult to return to a relaxed state and over time, affecting the immune system.

Manage Anger:

• Retrain your brain: Congestive restructuring, or “though stopping,” involves challenging your take on anger-inducing scenarios and re-evaluating irrational beliefs.
• Book an appointment: Congestive behavioral therapy can help you learn to spot anger trigger and to control reactions.
• Breath deep: It helps slow your heart rate and focus on other, diversionary things.
• Sweat it out: Exercise provides an outlet for aggression and stimulate feel-good brain chemicals.
• Medicate:  If anger is a symptom of a bigger problem such as depression, prescription drugs could be a solution.
• Check with your doctor.