Never losing one’s temper.

In the history of humankind, no one has ever committed any crime by losing their temper, but they may have foolishly used their temper to commit one.

 Using the word temper to just mean, anger, can be very misleading. In truth, your temper means your prevailing temperament or mood, which can cover the whole range of emotions which can be used to further a crime urge, or not. The six basic emotions are: Anger. Disgust. Fear. Happiness. Sadness. Surprise. 

Unfortunately, allowing yourself to get “carried away” by any misplaced emotion can end in disaster, after which, claiming that “I lost my temper!” won’t even serve as a limp excuse.    

Tips:

Remember, although it may feel very different at the time, you control your current temper and choices, no matter how you’re feeling.  It is always you who chooses how to use your temper, it’s never it using you.

There can be some reasonable or dodgy reasons for feeling the way you do. But you can change your mind (and future) by dismissing any crime promoting temper tantrums: (see Loosening the unfelt shackle page).

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Learn how to name your emotions, so you can better identify them and handle if their influence is appropriate to your current situation, and future.

Give yourself more choice at changing your temper through the Emotional Ecology page.

Use one of your body parts as an emergency escape pod (see Using Your Body Parts for Time Travel page).