Most of us have dealt with difficult bosses, financial inequalities, competitive colleagues, and other workplace challenges. When things don’t work out in our favor, we can oftentimes be faced with feelings of anxiety and/or depression. And anger. We wanted to share a recent article we came across that introduces steps to take when anger management in the workplace becomes necessary for your professional survival.
Here are a few ways to manage anger in your workplace:
1. Do not suppress your anger or resentment, rather introspect and reflect over the incident or situation that makes you angry, and whether the incident deserves such an angry reaction or not. This way you can reduce the frequency of anger in the long run.
2. Indulge in healthy habits like exercising, getting to bed in time, as a healthy body’s adverse response to anger is less likely.
3. Don’t fret over things that are not under your control or things that you can’t change no matter how hard you try,
4. In case you have serious anger management issues check and get in touch with either Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that your company has or get professional help from a therapist or counselor.
5. Lastly, to control that sudden burst of anger, try deep breathing, say a calming word like ‘calm down’ or ‘relax’ to yourself, count backwards from 10, close your eyes and try to relax your muscles. Remember, self-control is the first step towards a successful career.
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