| This article looks at strategies and gives advice to | | | | friend that they had not put any hardcore (I think |
| help people control their anger. I am sure that we | | | | that is what it is called) down. |
| all become angry from time to time and want to | | | | I tried to contact John but he did not answer his |
| lash out at the people who are annoying us or | | | | phone, I went round to see him and he would not |
| who have let us down. This is course is not the | | | | answer his door. I became more and more angry |
| answer and the article gives tips on how we | | | | and started to plan my revenge. |
| should be responding to these situations. | | | | Walking away |
| I used to easily become angry and could not | | | | I had many options through the courts which I |
| believe the way certain people were treating me. | | | | could and did pursue. It was a lengthy process |
| I wanted to teach them a lesson which would help | | | | and John basically did not have any money to |
| them to mend their ways. The only way I could | | | | repay me despite eventually admitting |
| think of responding was by shouting at them, | | | | responsibility. |
| threatening them or by using violence against | | | | I have now decided to let nature take its course |
| them. | | | | and to walk away. This is not just from the |
| I will give you an example of a situation where a | | | | situation above but from any similar event. |
| person basically cheated me out of a large sum | | | | When me wife annoys me, I will just walk away |
| of money. I was looking at turning my front | | | | to compose myself. I was once told to count to |
| garden into a driveway and I had a number of | | | | ten which is certainly a good idea. Being angry, like |
| people around to the house, all of which gave me | | | | the way I always used to be, is not good for my |
| a quote for the work. | | | | health and causes me to become stressed, to |
| I decided to accept a quote from John who | | | | become depressed and to lose sleep. |
| seemed a very nice and trustworthy man. Him | | | | I now see people as apples in a bucket. Out of |
| and his team spent a couple of days laying the | | | | ten apples, three will be rotten. Instead of feeling |
| drive during which I was keeping them well | | | | angry at the rotten apples, I feel sorry for them. |
| supplied with foods and drinks, we all got on very | | | | I firmly believe in God and have now decided that |
| well. | | | | I do not need to seek any form of revenge as |
| He advised me not to park my car on the new | | | | he will be judge and jury on judgement day. At |
| drive for a few days to let it settle and become | | | | this stage these people will have nowhere to hide. |
| hardened. I waited a week and then drove my | | | | Living life this way is far easier for me and I only |
| car onto the new driveway. To my horror the | | | | wish I had had this approach and form of anger |
| driveway dipped and I later found out from a | | | | management technique, years ago. |