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I've said before that when I work out intensely I get angry really fast. Since I seem to always be working out regularly, the problem has become that my waves of anger are more intense and my vision gets blurry. I find that counting backward from ten helps, but it would put my mind at ease if I had other tactics. What Anger Management techniques would you recommend? For the heat of the moment and overall.

Call a friend and vent for a bit.... THEN MOVE ON.

Make up a string of three unrelated words and train yourself to repeat them slowly whenever you feel anger swelling. My three words are "world cat jacket".

I certainly would be careful about it all and I would encourage you to work on the anger thing. Someday you might have a stroke.. I've heard of things like that...

Anger managment might be a little extreme, but you might talk to a trainer and/ or fitness coach and get their input...

You have vent here Guilty.....LOL

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I don't express my anger, I swallow it and let it ferment into bitter resentment.

Timberoo saidI don't express my anger, I swallow it and let it ferment into bitter resentment.

Mmmm. Nothing adds spice to life like the bile of repressed anger.

I thought working out relieved anger and stress - as it does for me.

I always seem to have a "happy place" for lack of better words that I can think about - sometimes a banana split, a really great time with someone, a friend, a gift, a trip, a dream - and so on.

I went to therapy for a while to deal with anger, and found that it helped when my shrink and I discussed out some of my issues having to do with my dad and masculinity and self-image. Plus she pointed me towards the Buddhist meditation center that I go to semi-regularly, and I've found that practice has helped, too.

Bullwhips are useful for more than just putting on an Indiana Jones impersonation: it's very satisfying to go out and vent some aggression with a series of sharp CRACKS aimed at leaves on a bush. It not only vents your anger, but it also improves your whip skills while simultaneously pruning your shrubbery.