6) Defeating our anger & Controlling the Red Mist
A Series of "short introductions" to Mental Health. Written for West of the Clee magazine. By Peter Thompson Dip.Couns. MNCPS (Acc.) Anger in itself can not only be a good thing but also very necessary. It should never be suppressed but accepted as an integral part of our persona. But importantly one that we must take full responsibility for and therefore control of. Most of us will experience a loss of self control when circumstances conspire to challenge us in some way. Being cut up by another driver. People who are aware of our weak points and use them. A decision going against us. There are so many ways that the majority of us are made to lose our temper. Which basically means to lose control of ourselves. But if you stop and think for a moment there's more to it. Every time we blame another person or event for summoning up our dark side. For creating a situation where the only way we feel we can react is by shifting our mood from where we were to a state of height...