Something I learned in an anger management class is the 10 second rule. When ever one feels anger towards another for any reason...count slowly backwards from 10 to 1, breathing deeply and slowly. Let rational sink in and weigh your anger and your response against it. More often than not, its not worth replying too any way. If it is ,you can at least respond with a level head.
I have become a much better person using this technique! I find it similar to a "cooling of period" in a microcosmic sense.
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