Yes Daz…I think most people lose their rag at times…and sometimes over the silliest things…I know I do 🙁 I try not to, but I have a fiery temper which I inherited from my father, and there are times when the phrase “red rag to a bull” could have been coined for me. I went on an anger management course last year which helped me immensely, and taught me a number of “coping mechanisms” with my anger.
Sometimes it is best to let the anger out, as long as it’s over and done with. I have long maintained that seething and keeping your anger locked upside does not do you any good. This doesn’t necessarily mean shouting/swearing your head off at the matter concerned or punching something/someone…If something (or someone) has really ****** me off, then I head off for a walk, or turn the stereo on loud and howl along, or grab the vacuum cleaner and give the carpet a good hard hoovering…stuff like that…
One thing to be sure of though, if you do lose your temper in front of someone, or at them, once you’ve calmed down make sure you apologise to them…Cats included…Go home tonight, tickle your cat under the chin and tell her you’re sorry…She will have forgotten all about it already, and is probably curled up on your bed right now, dreaming of mice 🙂
Becka
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