Stress & Anger
Stress and Anger Management
Anger is at the root of many of today’s emotional and social problems including stress, anxiety, and depression to name but a few. Therefore managing ones anger is a crucial component in the maintenance of good mental and physical health. In order to manage our anger, first we need to reduce our stress levels. Stress leads to anger and vice versa, so it is impossible to examine the affect of one without the other.
How does the drum help to relieve stress? There are numerous ways this occurs. When people drum, they are generally having fun. It is difficult to be in a playful mode and be stressed at the same time. The drum has the capacity to release negative feelings - of which stress is clearly one. When one hits the drum, he or she is placed squarely in the here and now. Some of our stress is created from past or future thoughts of fear, worry, or regret, but it is very difficult to be stressed and be in the present moment.
Over the last few decades, leading medical scientists throughout the world have discovered many of the biological underpinnings of what has been termed the ‘‘mind-body connection.’’ Extensive medical research in animals and humans has revealed that what goes on in the mind clearly affects the body and vice versa. This inseparable connection is being studied by leading medical scientists exploring the mechanisms by which the immune system responds to and can be conditioned by what the individual is experiencing. In essence, an important aspect of health is reflected by a delicate balance that is constantly tweaked within us according to what we are experiencing. This contention is supported by a number of leading scientific investigations which have disclosed that the perception of stress negatively impacts the immune system, and in some instances, survival.
