The Best and Worst Ways , To Deal With Anger.<br />Anger can be a tricky emotion <br />to process.<br />How we deal with anger can often lead <br />to real-time or long-term social <br />and health consequences.<br />Here are three of the best and worst ways<br />that people commonly deal with anger.<br />The Worst Ways.<br />1, Venting.<br />Venting to friends is often counter-productive <br />because it perpetuates volatile feelings <br />which can prevent a solution.<br />2, Getting Physical.<br />Research has shown pretty conclusively that hitting a punching bag increases the likelihood that you will aggress against real people, including <br />innocent bystanders, Brad Bushman, Communications Professor Ohio State University, via CNN.<br />3, Supressing.<br />Simply ignoring anger long-term is a surefire way to increase its intensity in the long-run, David H. Rosmarin, Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School, via CNN.<br />The Best Ways.<br />1, Taking Deep Breaths.<br />Taking deeps breaths while counting to ten <br />does wonders for lowering physiological arousal <br />when a person is angered.<br />2, Problem Solving.<br />Rather than engaging in a fight or flight response, <br />the same energy can be channeled into working <br />towards a solution to what caused the anger.<br />3, Positive Thinking.<br />Putting yourself in a positive state kicks <br />out the anger. A good way to achieve this <br />is by doing something kind for others
