Control the anger of the fasting person .. Spiritual uplift and breathing exercises

Rola Asfour - Amman

Journalist at the Ministry of Health's Health Information Directorate Mohammed Zitoun loses control of his nerves when he is fasting, forcing him to lose his temper, smoke a cigarette, and then go to sleep until the time of the Azan of Morocco.

"The cigarette gives a feeling of calm and relieves stress," Mohammed told Al Jazeera Net. "He avoids disturbing the wife and six children, who are fasting."

Mohammed defends the negative behavior of some people on the street, which drives him to buy all the household items for Ramadan in the morning before going to work.

After the end of the work, Mohammed returns home and takes his time with the help of his wife who is employed to prepare the breakfast. If he does not like anything, he does not argue but goes out of the kitchen so that his wife can act as he pleases.

Position provocative
Ahmed (a pseudonym) recalls a position he had with him years ago, provoking him as he drove down a busy street with two young men smoking and listening to the songs loudly before half an hour's breakfast.

Ahmed stopped his car in the middle of the street and went to the two youths who fled when he saw the pistol in his hand.

Ahmed explained to Al Jazeera Net that "the sense of shame of his reaction and behavior that day made him swear on the sale of the gun authorized to own by virtue of the nature of his work, because of fear of what is undesirable consequences."

Control of emotion requires Ahmad to count to the ten and multiply forgiveness, which gives himself calm quickly.

Ahmed appreciates his wife for his temporary agitation, and finds that it is the smart wife who intelligently deals with her husband's anger.

The Effect of Fasting
Medical studies confirm that fasting increases the hormone of happiness (serotonin) and hormone of satisfaction (oxytocin), which affects the physical and behavioral aspects positively.

"Water has an important role to play in the brain," said Dr. Mohammad Bashnaq, an epidemiologist and palliative care consultant at Al-Jazeera Net. "Water shortages during fasting hours disrupt the functions of brain cells and excrete substances that increase tension and poor concentration."

And the lack of glucose - the body gets from food - increases nervousness, because the brain uses glucose to produce energy for the body.

It is possible to deal with the phenomenon of loss of nerve control during fasting by getting enough sleep, moderate intake of carbohydrates and sweets, and focus on fluids, vitamins and protein, in addition to walking for half an hour a day.

emotional smartness
Emotional intelligence controls the passing of emotions to the brain, making the individual aware of his emotional state and controlling his normally automatic reactions.

"Emotional intelligence is important," says self-development coach Fida Al-Hadidi. "Emotional intelligence is important, because at the same time he knows the person's involuntary reaction, which is manifested in the hand-grip, beating of the face and body muscles, the speed of blood pumping and other manifestations. Which reflects the feeling of anger. "

A person can take advantage of his / her awareness of the situation he is going through in alleviating the internal noise caused by anger, through deep breathing exercises that help relax the muscles of the face and body, and give the person a sense of calm.

It is also necessary to give justification to accept the behavior of the person who provokes anger, even if it is hypothetical, to deal with it wisely and narrated.

The need of fasting
There is an unmet need for the fasting person, responsible for increasing his emotion, according to the psychological and educational expert Dr. Atef Shawashra, president of the Association of Psychological Sciences, in an interview with Al Jazeera Net.

The sense of happiness is affected during fasting by deprivation of eating and stop the wrong practices, such as eating caffeine in tea and coffee and smoking, which is called psychological addiction.

Deprivation leads to nervousness, inability to be patient and stressful stimuli, especially during the first week of the holy month.

How do you avoid nervousness?
In order to avoid nervousness, Dr. Atef advises everyone to elevate and transcend spiritual motives, give fasting spiritual and real meaning, and reconstruct knowledge of the concept of fasting and wisdom.

As well as the importance of practicing deep breathing exercises along with mechanisms of muscle relaxation and emotional discharge.

The person can control himself through training to manage stress and emotions, and to wait for some time and thinking before acting or speech, and to express his feelings in a strong tone of voice without shouting.