Anger Management 101: #1 - Annoyed

The anger you might experience in day-to-day situations with strangers, like a driver cutting you off at an exit, or a waiter getting your lunch order wrong, can be described as annoying. On our anger scale of 1-7, annoyance is Level 1. It might be unpleasant, but its not a catastrophe. These things have happened, and they were outwith your control. You can’t control another person’s bad driving or poor service. Ask yourself ‘How important is this really? The answer is usually not very important at all.

SOLUTION? – Regroup –sometimes tackling conflict head on is not the best solution. Do you really need to use every hand signal known to man to let that driver know he cut you off? Sometimes walking away from a problem which will perpetuate your anger is the best solution. In the words of the Dalai Lama – “Sometimes silence is the best option”