Re: Controlling anger and hyperness..
vempire, since I do not know the exact cause of your anger so I can't give specific advice but I will tell you what helped me. I was also full of anger sometime back due to the things going on in my life, my nerves were frayed and the triggers for me to just fall apart were the smallest of things that life throws to you.
1.first of all, please understand and tell yourself that it is not necessary, crucial or important to react instantly to what someone said or did. you can let someone know you are angry /annoyed at him/her just as effectively in 90% of the cases if you postpone your reaction for 2 minutes, 120 seconds. that's it.. if you still feel like yelling after 120 seconds, feel free to go ahead.
2.If the thing that is making you angry can be controlled ,stopped or resolved in a peaceful manner, please try to do that.
- anger comes when we feel we don't have control over the situation, over our lives. please tell yourself that there is Allah the all powerful, who controls everything in this world, please put your faith in Him. he does not burden a soul more than he/she can carry, He is just and He helps when things get too much for us, He has promised us that oppressors will be punished by Him. But for all these things to happen you have to strengthen your faith and have complete trust in Allah's powers. So, whenever you feel desperate, frustrated that things have gone out of control remember we can have a very direct and very powerful connection with the ultimate controller of everything.
4.recite quran, not silently.. but loud.. I mean in an audible voice for you to hear. you can also listen to quran on mp3, but I feel I focus more when I am reciting it myself.
5.for those areas of your life where things can't be resolved learn to forgive and move on. I found this very difficult. but I practised two things and they helped immensely.
First, Allah advises to forgive and if we forgive because of Allah , Allah has promised to recompense. so what would you rather choose? nurse the hatred forever or trade the hate and hurt for blessings and gifts from Allah??
second, take few minutes when you are calm and happy and not angry and make dua from heart for the person who wronged you. believe me that will make you feel so light and free. this will take some time, you will need to sit and reflect and make a detailed specific dua from heart, not just say the words. I prayed for my physically abusive husband and his mother, who deprived me and my daughter of basic needs, slandered me, robbed my daughter of her carefree childhood years.... so , it was difficult, but if I can do it, so can you :)
- and last , but not the least, let go of the small stuff. you will experience such a surge of emotional well being when you stop reacting at the petty things... honestly.. its addictive :)
try these, they will definitely help, like I said earlier just a year or so ago I was bag of nerves, ready to explode, now it takes a storm to make me raise my voice. people who didn't know me earlier constantly comment what a calm and composed person I am.