Hulk may be able to use his anger to his advantage but that’s certainly not the case with humans. Angry all the time? Here’s what no one is telling you about the real reason why.
From your senseless boss to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, to your interfering family members, many people as well as circumstances may be contributing to you feeling angry all the time. But if that’s the case, how come people around you don’t seem to be as affected? Why do they not feel as angry as you? Why are they able to let it go more easily than you?
It’s all got to do with the wiring in your brain
Before you start believing that external factors are making you angry, it’s time for you to look inside and know the truth. It’s all got to do with the way your brain is wired and how it functions.
Amenclinics.com states that anger issues can be a result of dysfunctionality in the brain. The website mentions a study by the Annals Of Clinic Psychiatry that analyzed the brains of 40 individuals who were involved in physical brawls as well as the destruction of property. The discoveries included that these people having anger and aggression issues have:
Low activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain: Decreased activity in this section of the brain is a result of poor control over one’s impulses.
High activity in the basal ganglia and limbic system: These brainwave patterns are often found in people battling anxiety and depression.
Abnormalities with temporal lobes: More than 70% of people having aggression issues had abnormalities in the left temporal lobe area of the brain. Temporal lobes help in maintaining mood stability, facilitate learning, and keep the memory intact. If there’s dysfunctionality in this region of the brain, it results in anger, irritability, and violent thoughts. Causes ranging from head injury to genetics, to infections etc., could be contributing to the disbalance in the brainwaves.
Mental illnesses like depression, ADHD, depression, personality disorders, and substance abuse can also be the root cause of your anger as being angry is a symptom of these conditions.
Let’s talk about brainwaves
Our brain works in patterns. These patterns are formed as a result of learned fears and habits, trauma, injury or birth defects, etc. The reasons can be many. Due to these patterns that are formed as a result of our rigid brainwaves, even our tendency to get anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, or angry becomes learned behaviour and a habit. And that is why telling yourself to remain and think positive or stay calm doesn’t always help.
Your behaviour is governed by your brainwave patterns which are operating on a set of neural pathways. Only when these pathways are interrupted or new suitable pathways are formed, does your behaviour change.
So in simpler words, due to the disbalance between your brainwaves and functioning, you feel angry all the time, as now, it’s become a habit for you like eating, walking, sleeping, etc.
And what happens when your anger issues don’t get resolved?
If left untreated, your angry behaviour can result in:
Risk of heart disease: A study in the journal Circulation, mentioned by amenclinics.com discovered that people prone to anger have twice the risk of suffering from coronary heart disease.
Risk of getting a stroke: Research by the European Heart Journal shows that people with anger issues are at a higher risk of getting a stroke within two hours of having an angry outburst.
Decreased functioning of lungs: Research by Thorax concludes that the angrier a person gets, the lesser his/her lungs function.
The weakening of the immune system: According to a 2016 study, being angry all the time also has a direct impact on one’s immune system.
Increased anxiety: A 2012 study in Cognitive Behavior Therapy shows that anger can lead to severe anxiety or worsen the condition for those already having it.
So how do I let go of my anger? What is the ultimate solution?
Certain techniques such as meditation, deep breathing, exercising do help, no doubt. But as we have established that being angry is an outcome of disbalance in brainwaves, these practices only provide temporary relief. The idea is to get to the root of the problem and restore the balance in your brainwaves. And this can be done with the brain training technology called Neurofeedback.
The US, FDA-approved, and NASA-inspired brain training technology will help eliminate your anger rather than just curb it. And all you have to do is watch movies! Yes, you read that right.
How brain training works
During a brain training session, electrodes are placed on your scalp. These are attached to a computer that reads your brainwaves. You then watch a movie on a monitor. This can be any movie of your choice. Whenever your brain accesses a suitable zone, it gets a reward. This reward is in the form of a clear unwavering picture on the screen and sound.
Whenever your brain is not in that zone, the picture becomes dull, smaller in size, or appears faded. As your brain naturally wants to see the clear picture, it accesses the zone again and again.
This happens thousands of times in a single session of approximately half an hour. Don’t worry, it’s barely perceptible. You can enjoy watching your movie.
Now, your brain is being trained to operate in a particular desired zone. The more no. of times it does this, the stronger it becomes. With repetitions, this becomes a habit and the ‘go-to’ neural pathway for the brain.
The people whose mere presence would make you irritable and angry will be left wondering what magic pills you’re taking that has made you so calm!
To learn more about this technology in detail, watch this video.
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