Once you identify the root of this habit, you have a better chance at letting go of it. It is important to understand what angered you so that you can prevent it from coming up. Maybe someone cut you off in traffic or at the grocery store, maybe someone said something rude, or maybe there were unresolved anger issues with family members. The underlying cause has to be dealt with before negative emotions will dissipate. It is very important to recognize emotions almost as soon as they arise. Many people repress emotions for years without knowing why. Then, when someone cuts them off ,or it happened in childhood, they blow up and also don’t understand why. Once you become aware of your emotions being out of whack, take some action to defuse the situation. Prayer or meditation is wonderful and can really help you become more centered. However, many of these negative emotions are bigger than prayer. I mean they’re Think about if there is a specific person, event, or thought that caused the emotion. The root of the emotion may be an idealized version of an event, if your brain skipped over some steps in the story and created a happy ending where one doesn’t really exist. Revisit events from a different perspective and sometimes you might see that it never happened the way you remember it – and therefore feel better. The key to releasing Negative emotions is to find the root of the problem. It’s important to get to the point of what it is that is causing you negative feelings. Was there a recent event? Do you feel that this feeling has passed its expiration date since the event occurred? Almost always, when people are able to create awareness around what is causing their negative feelings, they are able to heal them by either transforming them or letting go of them altogether.