As the name suggests in this method, you simply try to look at the event in a different way. Research shows that when angry, we actively think about the event or the provocation that got us angry and the more we spend time on it, the most justifications and excuses we find to stay angry. To reduce anger, you simply need to let go and attempt to look at the event in a different way.

Reframing means to look at the event from a different angle and to reinterpret it in a different way. In the car example you saw earlier, you can assume:

• May be the driver was on his way to a hospital
• May be he was not an experienced driver having passed his test only two days ago
• May be he had a terrible day and he simply wasn’t thinking straight

As you can see as soon as you start changing the frame of your mind, you start to feel less angry and more in control. The reasoning can effectively reduce your aroused state and make it easier to calm down.