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With the increase of population and prosperity, there has been a distinct increase of car users and thus traffic. The winter can be particularly grueling for commuters as not only are parents dropping kids off at school or driving to work, they are completing their Christmas shopping on top of this, increasing the amount of car usage and the traffic towards the town centre. For many frustrated drivers, this can cause a bout of road rage, which often results in dangerous maneuvers, impolite driving and rude gestures. Road rage is often a vehicle for dangerous driving, making it a threat to you and others. Here's a few ways to calm your road rage.
Road rage is often caused by feeling stressed about getting to a place on time. Think how you can limit this stress practically, such as leaving earlier or taking a different route. If traffic is expected, leave enough time to make sure you are not late, or leave before the traffic gets heavy or consider a different route if you normally use a very busy road.
Often used by sufferers of stress and anxiety, breathing exercises can help a stressed out driver to calm down and to cool down their road rage. Breathing exercises help you oxygenate your blood, making sure enough oxygen is in the body. With any panic, stress or anxiety, your body responds by constricting air flow and in turn oxygen this often causes that light headed feeling and induces more panic. Concentrating on your breathing will also take you attention away from inward stressors, enabling you to overcome any feelings of stress and instead feel calmer.
Alter your mood by playing calming or upbeat happy music on your car audio system. Music alters a person's perceptions, in turn altering how they experience the event. Thus calming or happy music on your car audio system will make your driving experience a happier and less stressful one, enabling you to get less anxious about traffic jams or other people's driving etiquette.
Lastly, try to take traffic light heartedly. All drivers are bound to do something stupid on the road at some point, which will often incur road rage and feelings of stress from other drivers. If you laugh about someone's error or stupidity (you can still take the event seriously), you are more likely to be able to calm the stress you feel at that person's driving mistake.
Using these techniques, you can curb road rage and in turn long term problems associated with long term stress, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, anxiety and depression.
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