Anger is a negative emotion. It carries the mind

away or in other words, the person looses

control on behavioural functions during the

state of anger. The major source of anger is

the frustration of motives. However, anger is

not a reflex, rather it is a result of our thinking.

Neither is it automatic nor uncontrollable and

caused by others but it is a self-induced choice

that the individual makes. Anger is a result of

your thinking and hence is controllable by

your own thoughts only. Certain key points

in anger management are as follows:

• Recognise the power of your thoughts.

• Realise you alone can control it.

• Do not engage in ‘self-talk that burns’. Do

not magnify negative feelings.