The age-old antidote in chasing your temperaments away is still the ever-reliable humor. Humor can help ease your bad tempers and turn the negative emotions into something more positive. Why is this so? Well, for one, humor is one of the things that can give you a more balanced perspective on things. It is an effective means for taking the edge out of infuriating people and frustrating predicaments.

According to experts, the thing with angry people is their inability to see the other angle in a particular situation. For them, they are always right, and therefore, what they think or what they want to happen, should always be followed. It is important to use humor in order to take things on a lghter perspective; to take things on a more positive note. But there are two cautions in using humor. First, don’t try to just “laugh off” your problems; rather, use humor to help yourself face them more constructively. Second, don’t give in to harsh, sarcastic humor; that’s just another form of unhealthy anger expression.

What these techniques have in common is a refusal to take yourself too seriously. Anger is a serious emotion, but it’s often accompanied by ideas that, if examined, can make you laugh.

We all deal with different sets of ordeals that there comes a time when we just snap—meaning, we just give in to our emotions. Teens are no different. Though they seem to give in to their moods more easily than the adolescents do, because the hormonal changes in their bodies somehow make it hard for them to deal with day-to-day challenges as easily and as maturely as the adolescents do. In spite of this, it is still normal for teens to have bouts of negative emotions. One of the most common among these is anger.

When teens lose their temper, they tend to act impulsively. They tend to be aggressive, even. Of course, this is very frustrating to the parents to see their teens release their bouts of anger on their siblings, or inside to the house, even to the dogs. But what parents should be aware of is that teen anger is normal, and to a certain point, it is also healthy.

Anger, when dealt with positively, releases the negative energies of the individual, and thus destresses him or her. After the bout of anger has been reliebed, the teen who lost his or her temper may feel relieved of his or her impulses already. When this happens, a sort of a calming effect is felt by the teen. The only danger here is when the teen doesn’t know how to channel his or her anger properly. By doing so, he or she may cause hazard to the people around him or her. This is something to watch out for. Parents and even the teens themselves should take care in controlling their anger, and at the same time, to release it as well so that the negative emotions don’t get bottled up inside, so to speak.

Characterized by physical and verbal violence, prejudice, malicious gossip, antisocial behavior, sarcasm, addictions, withdrawal, and psychosomatic disorders, teen anger is a complex behavior that often takes root from a difficult phase in a teen’s life. It is usually something that a teen finds hard to contain, hence, he or she may intentionally, or unintentionally, vent out his or her anger elsewhere. More often than not, teen anger is also a product of a teen’s lack of a sense of belongingness and security.

Teen anger is common among teens. In most cases, especially in cases that are not overtly severe, a teen can endure this phase without an expert’s assistance. Here are some tips on how a teen can combat his or her anger:

1.  Find a social group that will make you feel safe, accepted and loved.

2.  Realize that it’s understandable to be angry sometimes. This way, the teen can overcome feelings of guilt and remorse to his or herself.

3.  Be aware that although it’s okay to be angry at times, there are those people you hurt when you give in to those feelings of anger.

4.  Examine your feelings on the things that trigger your anger and try to deal with it in such a way that will make you get over your angry feelings toward that person or event or situation.

5.  Do not take your anger out on other people; otherwise, you’ll only feel guilty about it afterwards. Excessive guilt can lead to feelings of worthlessness and self-blame.