Controlling Anger is Necessary for a Healthy Life

A friend and I used to joke that he had anger issues. He often got overly excited during football games, liked to pick fights at bars and could turn from a happy, relaxed person to a raging, hothead in a matter of minutes. After being embarrassed by his actions at a recent wedding, I told him that he needed to seek help because there was no way that the way he acted was normal. While he was upset at me calling him out, he agreed to look into anger management classes. He has been attending these classes for a couple of months now and I can already see the difference in his demeanor. He doesn't get upset over little things so much anymore, and if he senses that he is getting angry, he excuses himself so he can cool down. Best of all, he saw his doctor recently and was informed that his blood pressure was the best it had been in years.