How easily do I get angry?
It happens very easily for me, but I do not give room for it, and that has been a life hack for me. One of the reasons I do not associate with people randomly or easily is to protect my space, because little things like cheating, hurtful lies, and others affect me so quickly. Oftentimes, I go along with my emotions at that moment, which usually boil like water at 100°C. Lol.
I can live in a place for 20 years without having to display my anger toward anyone or raise my voice at someone. That is the level at which I distance myself from people I feel could provoke me at the slightest act. The last time I was provoked for a long time was in January this year, and it was caused by clients.
Two guys (my clients), plus their friend, I think they hired him, came to my workplace to cause trouble by claiming a payment they did not make. It was peaceful at first because I thought they were joking about collecting their clothes without payment, claiming they had paid. Meanwhile, it was a fake alert one of them forwarded to me on WhatsApp, and I told him about it and even replied with a laughing emoji that day.
But when they became serious about taking their clothes, claiming they had paid, and started raising their voices, my anger came out. They thought I was a novice in technology who could be scammed with just a fake alert. I did not realize when I picked up a pair of scissors close to me and was ready to stab any of them if they made any further physical moves.
"Haaaa! Kingsley, abeg oooh!" Neighbors who were around rushed me when they noticed I was already “mad,” and they also held the other guys because they were angry that I raised a tool against them. To be sincere, I would have stabbed them and was ready to face any consequences because they came to fight that day. I would have stabbed them and probably reported myself to the police station. Lol. And let the law take its course.
That is me. I know it is bad, but do not provoke me in a cheating manner. I get controlled easily by my anger. After the tension went down, I was begged to give them their clothes and let them go with their troubles because they were cultists and could do the unthinkable in the long run. Everyone who came that day was surprised to have seen me that angry. They had never seen me like that before.
Whenever I get angry, I know how my emotions boil, so I try as much as possible to avoid the person or whatever is making me angry at that moment. Oh yes, I do that a lot because I love my peace of mind. The event I explained above was different because they came to my shop to cause trouble, and there was no way I could leave my shop for them. For goodness’ sake, it is my shop!
Whenever I leave the environment or the person, with time, my mind settles, relaxes, and returns to a peaceful state.
Thanks for reading.
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