How to Control Your Anger: Retreat and Think Things over
Jim and Mary Jones loved each other deeply, but often went into
horrific verbal battles over any number of issues. They would
argue and yell for hours, often into the night, leaving both of
them exhausted, emotionally disconnected, hurt and resentful
toward each other.
Both became so upset they were flooded with negative feelings
which prevented their being able to repair the damage, to think
rationally, or to problem-solve the issues at hand.
Much of this emotional suffering could have been prevented or
least minimized had they learned anger control tool #8: