  The best way to deal with anger, the experts say, is to diffuse it. That means doing whatever it takes to remind your brain there isn't really a threat or emergency and that it's time to calm down. There are a few go-to techniques experts recommend: running your hands under cold water, taking deep breaths, getting fresh air, humming, shaking your wrists, counting backward from 100 or forcing a laugh.
Yet there is a new method one expert recommended: Placing the palm of your hand on your forehead. "Right behind your forehead is your prefrontal cortex, the part of your brain responsible for thinking rational thought," the expert said. "Touching that area, reminds your brain to keep reactions frontal (logical), and not to go limbic (emotional)." Follow the link below for more advice.
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