“How do you release stress and anger?”

Doing something that makes you feel good and no guilty feelings. Helping someone else is always good

Hi,

Thank you for your question. There are a lot of stress management and anger management strategies that you can try, including deep diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness and meditation, and other coping strategies such as journaling, reading, drawing or other forms of artistic expression, listening to music, exercise or going for a walk, petting your dog, reaching out for support from a trusted friend or family member, etc. I would also recommend seeking professional help through therapy to explore other ways of dealing with stress and anger that you can try.
I hope this has been helpful!

Best,

Jenna Torres, PsyD

Anger is interesting in the fact that it is a masking emotion. We rather feel anger instead of some other emotion. One thing I normally like to do is to find out, why anger? What is it that is leading to anger? Doing so can help to reduce the amount of anger you feel as well as increase you tolerance for uncomfortable emotions. Now to release anger in a healthy way, exercise is ideal. You can also write about your anger and get out what you want to say. To help manage anger, sleep, stress management, and having fun will help. To manage stress, first identify what the stressors are. Oftentimes, it is our perceptions that stress us out. Once you have identified your stressors, see what can be done to reduce the amount of stress you have. To manage stress, exercise and having fun, as well as laughing will help. Getting enough sleep is also important.

I acknowledge my feelings/emotions and I begin to take care of myself. One way of doing that is exercising, listening to music, and just being still and meditating.

Hello and thank you for your question,

Stress and anger can be released in a variety of ways. Physical activity, meditation, and talking about the issue triggering stress and anger are some ways of releasing both.

Thank you,

Patricia Harris | MA, LPC

Meditation works well for both.

Take a look at this link.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindful-anger/201405/the-five-steps-mindfully-releasing-anger

Also,
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety

A good self-help resource is Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Bourne 6th edition