Deal With Anger and Stress

Have you ever felt like you are up to your neck in a pool of stress? Like so many things are looming over your head that keep you from enjoying yourself? Like your kids are bugging you every minute and won't leave you alone? Read on for an easy way to relieve your anger and stress and reorganize your mind.

Steps

 * 1)  Find a quiet area. It might seem hard, but a corner of a room works fine.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 1.jpg|center]]
 * 2)  If able to, change into comfortable clothes. Baggy pants and a loose-fitting tee are your best choices for comfort clothes. Maybe even pull out last year's jeans that you never wear because they aren't in style.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 2.jpg|center]]
 * 3)  Dim the lights. Avoiding bright lights makes it easier to calm yourself.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 3.jpg|center]]
 * 4)  Prop a few pillows up in your corner to rest your back on. You shouldn't have to feel like you need to be stiff.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 4.jpg|center]]
 * 5)  Gently sit down and rest your back on the pillows. Either lay your legs out in front of you or sit with your legs crossed; whichever feels most comfortable.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 5.jpg|center]]
 * 6)  Let your hands drop calmly to your side. Relax your whole body.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 6.jpg|center]]
 * 7)  Take a deep breath, and hum until you run out of breath. Repeat the process five more times.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 7.jpg|center]]
 * 8)  Let all of your thoughts wash away. Focus on those childhood memories that bring a smile to your face.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 8.jpg|center]]
 * 9)   Breathe in for four seconds, hold your breath for seven seconds, and breathe out for eight seconds. This reorganizes your thoughts and is believed to help organize priorities. Repeat five times.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 9.jpg|center]]
 * 10)  After completing these exercises, sit quietly for a while. Close your eyes.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 10.jpg|center]]
 * 11)  Gently rise from your resting area. Meet one of your responsibilities without care. Tell yourself that it is due in one million years. Approach each of your duties like this.[[Image:Deal With Anger and Stress Step 11.jpg|center]]

Tips

 * Light a few candles if you want extra comfort.

Warnings

 * Don't approach every responsibility without care. For those which are more important, focus on them, but don't let them frustrate you.

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 * Control Anger
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