The Royal Thimphu College held a panel discussion on anger management with a particular focus on using mind and mindfulness to deal with anger, yesterday.
His Eminence Gyalwa Dokhampa, who was guest speaker, said training to think is essential to manage anger.
“We have to train not to get irritated over small things. Sometimes, you don’t get food on time, you get irritated. Sometimes, weather is not good, we get irritated. Some people don’t smile at you and we get irritated…”
A Psychiatrist, Dr. Chencho Dorji said learning not to get irritated easily and understanding causes and systoms of anger are some of the most important ways to control anger.
“You can do physical exercises, games, sports running around. Those physical exercises can actually release some natural hormones in the system called endorphins which make you feel good and happy.”
He said relaxation exercises like abdominal breathing and progressive muscle relaxation can be learnt and practiced every day.
Anger also causes physiological changes and leads to lots of physical disorders in the body. It also causes other chronic diseases such as anxiety and heart diseases, according to the psychiatrist.
