30 seconds before you lose your sh*t "Calm down." "Relax." The last words you're ready to hear when you're searching for a wall to punch. In just 30 seconds of white-hot anger, a lot is happening: your blood pressure increases because your body is trying to get more oxygen, your shoulders and back muscles tense, and your animal fight or flight instinct causes your pupils to dilate to focus on the threat (and/or target).
This is when you need to find your breath. Distract yourself from the nuisance at hand by focusing on a breathing pattern and silently repeating a mantra. Skip the usual "count to 10," which most people rush through, and focus on counts of four. Inhale from your belly for four counts, hold it for four counts and release for four counts until your counting slows down and your breaths became more full and deep.
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