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? asked in Social SciencePsychology · 1 decade ago

How do you let go of your anger?

I'm not kidding you, I have a lot of anger in me. I mean about a week ago my karate master said to me, "You are a very angry person aren't you?" I will admit I am, but I don't like keeping all this hate and anger bottled up, so.....

How do you let go of such a powerful emotion?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Very, very, very good question.

    1)Do not make yourself feel guilty over this anger as if you are bad. You are not bad. You are not angry, you hold on to angry emotions, in reality. You are not your emotions. Okay, that sounds corny, but it's true. If you are not anger, you can let it go.

    2)To reduce your anger try something called the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Try it here and there and see what it does for you. You can look at some videos on youtube. It may seem silly, but try it. I do it once in a blue moon. I should do that soon, maybe tomorrow morning.

    3)Try Bach remedies. Bach remedies help with various emotions.

    4)You could try meditation. There are various forms of meditation. I prefer chanting. Some prefer quieting the mind, which doesn't work for me. To learn more about mantras for chanting look

    up the book of Thomas Ashley Ferrand (may he rest in peace) called "Healing Mantras". At some point, you will have get a kind of Eastern rosary called a Mala. You can find those on-line, but read the book first.

    How about also trying some yoga. You don't have to try all these suggestions...I am more at peace compared to the past due mostly to meditating. Sometimes, we feel we should be angry to get revenge against those who have hurt us including family who were harsh with us.

  • 1 decade ago

    How do I personally, how does one in general, how should you...there are many different questions you could be asking, but okay.

    Personally, I write. At least, I used to. I would write short stories, like, all the time. I would make my characters feel what I was feeling. If I was sad or angry, I would kill off a character, to allow the remaining characters to feel sad or angry. And the truth is, people really related to stuff like that, because it was real. It was there, it wasn't just...I don't know. It wasn't just someone sitting behind a computer trying to imitate what the character was feeling; instead, it was someone sitting behind a computer trying to make the character imitate what they themselves were feeling, and it made a huge difference.

    For others, perhaps music is their vent, their outlet. Maybe they need to turn their music on loud, find a pulsing beat, and just listen, and by doing so, let it go. I've done this as well. I found both methods immensely helpful most of the time, but not always.

    Sometimes, sometimes I just needed to cry, or to talk to someone. Sometimes I needed to be alone with my thoughts. Sometimes I would scream, and that in itself would make a world of difference.

    But sometimes, sometimes there's just nothing you can do, and then suddenly, one day, you'll find that you can't hold it in any longer, and you have to let it go, so you just lose control. And those are difficult days, days that have the potential to alienate many of the people around you, but the truth is, if those people are really worth it, they'll get over their fears, and they'll stick by you no matter what.

    Everyone's got some way of letting it out; and actually letting it out isn't always the hardest part. Sometimes just finding that outlet that works for you is harder than anything else...

  • 1 decade ago

    Well i dont find punching it helps at all.

    In sports i do poorly if i put anger in my skill.

    I usually just vent to someone like someone whose not a FISH!!!

    HaHa

    Anyway i am usually angered by stupid people so i usually give what they put out.

  • 1 decade ago

    find a way to vent it so that the negative energy can release the pent up pressure inside AND so you can identify it and express it

    Only when you can identify and express something can you successfully get it out of you and deal with it

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  • 1 decade ago

    Scan evey day if every thing is grey and empty , landscape it with love .

    put an imaginary wall all around you , and don;t let anyone hurt you .

    Good luck :) :) x

  • 1 decade ago

    Go to the batting cage

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