Instead, she removes herself from the situation when she first detects signs of incoming anger. I think one of my problems was that I used to ignore the early signals of anger. By the time I acted, the emotion was so intense, I couldn’t control it. But recently, I have been paying more attention to the tiny inklings of frustration or annoyance that precede anger. Dealing with those milder emotions (e.g., by leaving the room) is much easier than wrangling in anger itself.