Say These Three Words to Instantly Defuse Your Rage

The next time you are furious, don't try to calm down. Just put a name to the anger coursing through your veins.

Say, "this is rage"—three words, three seconds—either out loud or silently to yourself, and you've already kept the feeling from swallowing you whole. The technique is called affect labeling, and it works by softening the intensity of whatever is hitting you.

"It turns down the volume on something that can feel really intense and overwhelming," said Lizzie Cleary, a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles. "It makes it a little bit quieter and more understandable."

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