| i use the gym as a stress reliever a lot of times, but let me ask you this: do you do some type of physical exercise?
i believe if you regularly exercise AND remind yourself in the midst of becoming angry that criticism can be constructive sometimes, you can better your general disposition.
i know people who don't vent their frustration and change it into something productive, and therefore that energy is wasted on being stressed on wasteful things. whatever energy you have that makes you a little rebellious, convert it into something productive.
there's no such thing as "i can't help it." people often times are too lazy or don't feel like putting effort into changing habits they have. many people who are poor and many people who are overweight say "they can't help it", yet there are many people put their effort into something productive and can go from being poor to relatively well-off and from out-of-shape to fit. |