A Personal Reflection: Controlling My Response to Anger

This prompt made me remember an old version of myself. I used to get angry easily in the past. I could even go as far as rejecting meals because I don't feel happy, saying things I end up regretting. I allowed anger to deny me my inner peace and, because I'm naturally emotional, I could stay indoors sad and crying all day because of anger.
At some points in my life, I learned to let go of anger. Anger is an emotion that could lead to countless harm, mistakes and regrets. For my own good, I had to control that emotion called anger.
It wasn't easy controlling anger, but I had to face reality. People will always offend me, getting offended is inevitable, and I can't keep being an angry person because of others.

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I'm still trying to learn how to control my anger and that's because I'm extremely emotional, but I'm improving gradually and becoming a better person daily.
Just recently, I had a bad experience, felt disrespected, but I didn't react like the old me. I choose to ignore it and walk away, like the popular saying, I'm learning to be a bigger person and that's by controlling the emotion "Anger" .

Anger is natural amongst humans, and it's natural to react angrily when you feel pained, disappointed, disrespected, hurt and frustrated over a situation.
I hate being angry because in most cases I find it difficult to hide that emotion. I end up communicating in ways I won't be proud of after the situation. Anger is an emotion that isn't easy to hide, but it can be controlled.

Inasmuch as anger is a feeling that is experienced by everyone, and a natural response or reaction to pain, disappointment, frustration, betrayal and other hurtful situations, I'm learning to control my anger, learning to stay silent and alone when I'm angry, I'm learning to communicate calmly and cool off.
Not letting my emotions detect my mood, day and life

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I have come to realize that being angry isn't the problem, it's how the anger is being controlled or managed.
The reason why most people are in prison or even dead is because of how they respond to anger and, at the end, they end up committing a crime because of an emotion that they would have controlled and managed.

I'm learning to think before reacting to situations due to anger, learning to be calm instead of being angry and overreacting due to anger, also prioritizing peace because that's a good way to overcome anger.
Also, learning not to hurt myself because of a temporal feeling, but choosing peace over chaos.

I used to get angry easily, but I now have grown to control my anger and actions when I'm angry. Instead of speaking when I feel angry, I try as much as I can to relax and speak up when my emotion is in check and I don't have to regret a word after communicating my feelings. In the past, anger made me say words that I regretted when the situation was past and gone and wish I never altered those words.
I'm learning to walk away quietly, not because I'm weak or can't defend myself, but because I can't allow anger to take the best from me or predict how I will behave, respond or react.

Thanks for reading ♥️

Vanilla 💗