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We all know what anger is, and we've all felt it: whether as a fleeting annoyance or as full-fledged rage. Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems—problems at work, in your personal relationships, and in the overall quality of your life. And it can make you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion.
What is Anger?
Anger is "an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage," according to CharlesSpielberger, PhD, a psychologist who specializes in the study of anger. Like other emotions, it is accompanied by physiological and biological changes; when you get angry, your heart rate and blood pressure go up, as do the levels of your energy hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. Anger can be caused by both external and internal events. You could be angry at a specific person (Such as a coworker or supervisor) or event (a traffic jam, a canceled flight), or your anger could be caused by worrying or brooding about your personal problems, such as unhappiness with your employment. Memories of traumatic or enraging events can also trigger angry feelings.
Remember, you can't eliminate anger—and it wouldn't be a good idea if you could. In spite of all your efforts, things will happen that will cause you anger; and sometimes it will be justifiable anger. Life will be filled with frustration, pain, loss, and the unpredictable actions of others. You can't change that; but you can change the way you let such events affect you. Controlling your angry responses can keep them from making you even more unhappy in the long run.If you recognise some such elements of anger in your life, or the life of a loved one, now may be a good time to act and find a new way ahead.
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Study Says You Can't Drink the Blues Away
-- by Jeff Jurmain, MA
Alcohol is no friend to a depressed individual. It exacerbates a state of mind that is already in a tough spot. And a new study has added some weight to the issue.
Researchers from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles have discovered that people who consume alcohol in order to relieve depressed feelings are doing just the opposite. These individuals are actually putting themselves at much greater risk of suffering depression and of becoming dependent on alcohol. A dangerous mix, tosay the least.
The new study investigated nearly 5,200 adults who were twins over the age of 30. In them, researchers wanted to find clues as to whether drinking to deal with one's mood could be linked to depression and alcoholism. By using twins as study participants, it permitted the scientists to overcome any outside effects that genetics and environment factors might have on the results. In essence, it allows for a
purer picture.In these twins, researchers found that drinking to overcome the so-called "blues" is very much linked to family genes. This trait also accounted for all environmental influencesthat go into depression and alcoholism.
They also found that men were more likely than women to resort to alcohol to deal with moods. Men were also far more likely to self-medicate when confronting alcohol and depression. The research team speculates that this may be accounted for by it being more socially acceptable for women to seek counseling and the like for any emotionalproblems. Men are supposed to tough it out.
The study does not conclusively say that drinking to manage moods will cause depression and/or alcoholism. Yet it does help prove that people who tend toward this behavior are at greater risk of these damaging problems. Alcohol, always only in moderation, is fine for periodically "unwinding" or "relaxing after a hard day of work." But if this becomes a trend, or if the alcohol consumption slips past moderate, it is a sign that you may be using alcohol toovercome moods.
Alcohol is a dangerous and vastly ineffective way of dealing with one's issues or depressed state of mind.
Alternative medicine offers a bounty of ways to help oneself, including meditation, yoga, Pilates, exercise, aromatherapy, acupuncture, hypnotherapy and homeopathy. The best way to deal with troubled emotions is to gauge where they are coming from. You may not be able to figure this out on your own, and that is where counselors can come in.This study follows up on piles of past information that shows alcohol cannot heal moods. In fact, it brings to mind a previous study that found that getting drunk actually made what happened earlier that day clearer in the mind thenext day. So drinking to forget is out, too.
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