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Anger management techniques…try not to kill somebody.

When
we
are
entering puberty and
for most of our
adolescence we go
through a series of
changes, we change
everything
since
what we like, to our
group of friends,
even our body goes
through
changes,
especially
our
hormones
suffer
this. Because of that,
sometimes we can't
hold our temper or
our stress, and that
could get us into
trouble, therefore
here are a series of
steps that might
help us avoid them.

It is important for us to identify the situations that make us
angry, so we can learn how to handle them. A few situations that
might be triggers will be, feeling misunderstood, disrespected or
under pressure.
Rational Self Talk: It is important that when we are angry, we
replace the negative thoughts with rational talk, so we can think
about a solution, without causing any damage.
In a situation of anger we could use these coping skills: exercise,
listening to music, writing down thoughts or emotions, drawing, deep
breathing or talking with someone you trust.
We tend to react impulsively and don't take time to consider the
consequences of our actions, therefore when we are angry we can
improve of self-control by learning to consider healthy alternative
solutions.
Sometimes our anger might escalate to a level of intensity that
will make it difficult for use to employ a self-control technique, and
it's wiser to walk away from the situation until we are able to calm
down and think more rationally.