Most people really strive to handle or control their tempers. Some are able to hold it in check, some struggle so hard. While the others, don’t even attempt to control it. Whenever they get pissed or angered they just flare up, shouting and upsetting the people around them and even themselves. Will the latest research that anger increases your risk of a heart attack or stroke make you pause for a thought?
For every minute that you get angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. Bad temper is nothing but a way to remove or exert your frustrations on others; which is totally wrong. Research has further proven that in the two hours after losing your temper, the heart attack risk apparently increases five times and the stroke risk increases three times. More to this, a bad temper has further negative effects which are increased risks of ulcer, stomach problem, increased risk of frequent illness, headaches, and to top it all depression.
It’s only normal for us as humans to get angry.
It’s a natural tendency. But the distinct thing about all humans is the way we handle our temperament. Temperament is everything. Do you think getting angry is worth all of the health problems listed? When one is angered, it is easier to take a deep breath, talk and calm yourself down. What a woman loves most is a man who hardly ever gets angry. An angry person will surely be an aggressive person, and an aggressive person will definitely be an abusive person. No woman wants an abusive man or an abusive relationship.
It’s never too late to work on your temper. Most people have several ways of exerting their tempers. Some men would say, “They are my family and my home. I can talk and bark at them as much as I want. I own them.” Then when they get to their place of work or churches they become totally different persons. They put on a new face.
However, things do not work that way. There are better ways of handling stress. There is always a way around that situation, rather than getting angry. You can preferably talk to that person. Be it your wife or children, or colleague or employee. They will come to respect you all the more. But when you always throw fits of anger, you gradually lose your respect. Bad temperament indeed doesn’t pay.
CHINYERE OKEKE
