<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As soon as I got back to Orlando, I contacted a couple of anger management specialists -- Dr. Robert Evans, a licensed psychologist in Altamonte Springs, and Dr. Michael Levittan, a licensed psychotherapist in Los Angeles. I explained the frustration felt by many fans in Orlando and described the symptoms -- the many angry e-mails I've received from disgruntled fans since the Fran Vazquez fiasco and my own flash of anger from 3,000 miles away. They wanted to know more.</div> [...] <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> "When you start getting angry," Dr. Evans counsels, "one of the biggest things you can do is breathe -- big, deep breaths. Fill your belly like a balloon. The deeper you breathe, the more oxygen you take in, and oxygen promotes rational thinking. Inhale to the count of four, exhale to the count of two." Says Dr. Levittan: "Get the frontal cortex of your brain stimulated. The frontal cortex controls rational thought."</div> [...] <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"When confronted with anger issues," Dr. Evans says, "there needs to be some internal dialogue. You need to slow down and ask yourself: 'How am I really affected by professional sports? How do sports really impact my life and the lives of my loved ones?' The reality is, they don't."</div> [...] <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> "Remember, sports are supposed to be an outlet for the stress of everyday life, not a stimulus for that stress," Dr. Levittan advises. Says Dr. Evans: "Counting backward from 10 to 1 is also a good exercise. Remember, you're counting down and calming down . . . counting down and calming down." </div> Full Article
If I had known about these techniques before the draft, there wouldn't be a huge hole in my bedroom wall.
thanks for giving us some tips because i am starting to really lose it. good luck with the wall swift.
