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Re: Super effective ways to cool the flames of anger

katt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:08:02 -0000

Oh yeah! I forgot about my personal method of handling anger at strangers who have wronged me. As soon as they're out of my sight, I imagine that they get run over by a bus. So there's no point in being angry at them because they're squished.

It's super effective!

Re: Super effective ways to cool the flames of anger

B^2 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:30 -0000

I've been trying to find ways to lessen my anger lately. It's usually road rage kind of situations that get me fired up. One thing that's helped me is to look back at anger incidents after the fact and think about the effects and consequences. Realizing that my angry responses (a) have absolutely no positive effect on the situation that is making me angry, and are therefore useless; and (b) accomplish nothing but ruining my day and making me a crabby asshole, at least gives me something to think about before getting angry next time.

I also think that, like the magic penguin, a lot of anger comes from artificially inflating the importance of things. I mean, in any kind of wider scheme of things, some dude cutting you off on the freeway is absolutely meaningless, yet in the moment it can be the greatest insult anyone has ever laid on you. Come to think of it, most angry situations in life stem from not being able to think beyond the moment. Whoever came up with that "living in the moment" idea should be sued for malpractice.

Re: Super effective ways to cool the flames of anger

Iris — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:03:32 -0000

That birds are so cute. Parts of those descriptions remind me of myself. Oh yes, and I'm more angry now than in the past. Before I was calm and let things slide to the point of being a pushover. Nowadays, I don't let people get away with things. I try to be more assertive than simply snarky, though.

Oh my, I thought only buses in Alberta did that. How horrible of the driver. The best scenario would be bus ticket compensation. *crosses fingers* At the very least, I hope the driver is reprimanded.