"Speak when you are angry, and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret."
I love this quote because it's so true. Anger, in my opinion, is one of the most powerful emotions next to sadness... anger drives people and it oftentimes makes them lose their sense of logic. I can tell you from my own experience that anger will get into your head and make you toss aside facts that are staring you in the face for senseless emotions that end up turning you into a bitchy fireball (at least in my case). Everyone handles anger differently, but I'm pretty sure that all of us can say that we have at least a few small regrets that stem from anger- things we wish we hadn't done, things we wish we hadn't said. On a personal level, I tend to identify with the quote a lot. Learning to control my emotions better has been something I've been struggling and fighting with for years, and while I've made some definitive progress... I still have my bad days. When something bothers me, I can get set off very quickly, and I know it's a bother for those around me... with that being said, before I carry on any further I'd like to apologize to anyone I've lashed out at without any apparent reason. Small things trigger big reactions with me if they rub a nerve wrong. The point here is that anger can cause you to say some pretty awful things to the people you care the most about... or who care the most about you. That being said, those two categories of people don't always have to be synonymous, but that's another post in and of itself. I think what I'm trying to say is that when you're angry... take time and calm down before you go off on people. Take time to CLOSELY examine the facts of the situation. Don't use emotional biases in your arguing. Don't argue at all, if you can really help it. Keep your wits about you. "Don't promise when you're happy. Don't reply when you're angry. Don't decide when you're sad."
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