There are strategies you might use to learn how to cope more effectively with both of these feelings.
For example, we might actually feel more physical pain.
Either of these effects can result in more anxiety.
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Think about how anger and stress play out in your life.
Does it feel like a vicious circle?
You get angry, and it stresses you out, and then feeling stressed out makes you angry.
That said, the goal is not to avoid anger and stress completely.
Its impossible to never have these feelings, and we all go through them.
Thisanger quizwas medically reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS.
What Triggers Stress and Anger?
For example, two people can be cut off in traffic.
This situation makes them angry.
They may attribute someone elses error to malicious or unkind motives, for example.
If youve ever felt like your fuse is super short right before your period, you know this.
Anger and Stress Management Skills
Anger and stress are natural experiences that we all go through.
Its how we deal with these feelings and what triggers them that determines the effect they have on us.
We cant always prevent stressful events from happening.
Instead, we can learn towork through our angerin helpful ways.
Asking for Help
You dont have to venture to manage stress and anger alone.
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