
Control your mental response to stress 117
Dealing with rage
Rage is like falling off a cliff. If stress moves you, step by step,
towards the edge, it can take only one tiny shove to push you
over the edge. Fortunately, we can usually detect the upwelling
of anger that signals impending rage, so here are ve things you
can do when you sense your cork is about to pop.
1. Breathe
As we get tense and feel enraged, our bodies breathe more
quickly and less deeply. This deprives you of oxygen, reducing
whenever you need it, so practise it so that you can do it quickly
and easily whenever you want to.
Think of something that you associate with stress. ...