How Can We Control Hasty and Emotional Behavior?

A psychologist, stressing that during anger the brain enters an emergency response state and the connection between the emotional and logical centers weakens, said this phenomenon causes behavior to fall under the control of emotions and impulsive decisions to replace logical analysis.

Emphasizing that when angry, the brain is in a state of emergency response and the connection between the emotional and logical parts is weakened, a psychologist said: This phenomenon causes the control of behavior to fall into the hands of emotions and impulsive decisions replace logical analysis.

According to Ambassador Arjan's report, quoted by Iskanews, psychologist Farhanaz Hashmipour stated that when angry, the power to make wise decisions and control the situation falls into the hands of emotions. In this situation, the emotional part of the brain, which is responsible for processing danger and emotion, is activated and its connection with the rational and rational part of the brain, which is responsible for reasoning and controlling behavior, is weakened.

This psychologist added: In this state, with the release of stress hormones in the body, we prepare for "fight or flight", the heart rate increases and the range of attention is very limited. The result of this process is that our ability to rationally analyze and control behavior is temporarily reduced and emotions take over. Although this reaction was necessary for human survival against dangers in the past, in today's social situations it often ends up being detrimental to us.

Stating that the virtual space and the speed of modern life play a prominent role in increasing thoughtless decisions, this psychologist said: Today's platforms are designed in such a way that with instant rewards and smart engines, they encourage us to quick reactions such as liking, sharing, instant purchases or leaving sharp comments.

This cycle accustoms the brain to receive dopamine (pleasure hormone) quickly and gradually reduces our patience and reflection power. In addition, work pressure, lack of sleep and doing several tasks at the same time wears out our mental power. When mental energy is depleted, the brain relies on shortcuts or mental errors (biases) for convenience, and this becomes the basis for thoughtless decisions.

About anger control strategies, Hashmipour said: The most effective thing is to buy time by calming the body, because the body and emotions have a deep connection with each other. Performing slow abdominal (diaphragmatic) breathing with exhalation longer than inhalation, for example 4 seconds inhale and 6 to 7 seconds exhale, which activates the calming nervous system, using the technique of "six seconds of patience" or counting to 10 and slowly naming a few objects in the surrounding environment to bring attention back to the present moment, temporarily leaving the scene and going to another space for a few minutes, writing the feeling of anger on paper instead of telling it to the other party and repeating an inhibiting sentence such as "I don't decide now and think later" are some techniques for calming down and controlling anger.

This psychologist added: The purpose of these methods is not to suppress emotions, but to provide a time interval so that the brain can return from a reactive and emotional state to a rational and thinking state.

Regarding the control of emotional decision-making and how to deal with this inner insistence that "I can't wait anymore", he stated: The key to managing this situation is "naming the emotion", in the sense that when we say to ourselves "I'm angry now" or "I'm tempted to buy now", a distance is created between us and that feeling, which wakes up the logical part of the brain. There is a simple rule that any decision that is accompanied by the pressure of "immediacy" deserves to be revisited at another time. Suppressing emotions is neither necessary nor useful, because this raises internal pressure and in the long run leads to mental fatigue, anxiety and even intensification of excitement, and finally manifests itself in the form of explosions or more severe reactions.

Hashmipour added: What is recommended in today's psychology is "emotion management" and not its elimination; In the sense that a person should accept the emotion in the eyes of a guide, name it and then choose the appropriate behavior. Emotions are our guide, not our enemy, and they can be learned to control and manage with practice.

He said about the effect of family upbringing, especially from childhood, in increasing the ability to bear emotional pressure: the role of the family is very prominent, especially in the first years of life. Children whose parents understand their emotions and give them credit by naming them correctly, as well as teaching them ways to calm down and solve problems, are more able to withstand pressure and control impulsive behaviors in adulthood. On the other hand, strict, rejecting, punishment-oriented or unstable educational patterns or a home where tension and anger always reign, increase the possibility of sudden behaviors, however, education is not the definite destiny of a person, because subsequent social relations, therapy sessions and conscious exercises can strengthen this capacity in a person as an adult.

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