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whenever something makes me angry, i usually look at myself and try to understand why i'm getting angry. 9 times out of 10 when i can honestly understand why i'm getting mad, i realize how silly it is and the anger goes away. for example, i used to always get mad in high school when somebody would make a comment about my clothes or appearance, and i got into a lot of fights because of it. when it finally occured to me to ask myself why i was getting angry, i eventually realized that it was just my way of defending my hurt ego. in reality there was no reason i should care about what people think, no reason i should let me ego control how i feel. i get angry a lot less now than i used to. and when i do get angry, its usually because something is seriously wrong.
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