How to release your anger/rage

(these will work for some people and not for others. it’s okay)

1 look at your rulebook-if you never explained your rules to the person who angered you, how can you be upset they broke them?

2 aromatherapy-try soothing scents, such as mint or lavender

3 buy a recordable alarm clock and record yourself saying positive statements

4 recognize that others say and do things out of jealousy

5 personalize a keep calm mug

6 bath with epsom salts

7 quiet your anger-say nothing at all

8 visualize your anger as a drop of water

9 create a universe of peace in your bedroom

10 put your anger to bed-sleep

11 take responsibility for your anger-someone can influence your anger, but only you can control it

12 see your anger as a boiling kettle

13 look at who you’ve become-let go

14 paint an angry mouth on an hourglass timer

15 understand that you are only hurting yourself

16 recognize their inner angst

17 blow up a dozen balloons

18 use wise words to halt angry words

19 wear a calming color

20 have a calming message engraved on a ring/or a tattoo

21 record yourself describing your anger

22 repeat a happy mantra

23 choose a positive, healthy outlet-go for a run, sing loudly, dance energetically

24 express your anger to a friend

25 use self-hypnosis

26 shift your perspective-if you cannot change the events that made you angry, change your perspective

27 take a soothing shower

28 personify your anger

29 remind yourself that you have a choice

30 keep this quote on you at all times “he who angers you conquers you”

31 take a step back

32 be honest with yourself-what are you achieving by holding onto this anger?

33 picture angry thoughts as bitter, poisonous seeds

34 weed out your anger

35 seek help to defeat your anger

36 laugh at your anger