People succumb to things in their everyday life that causes them to have mood swings, things like cars getting repossessed or their house getting repo'ed, getting laid off from their job or just trying to raise children as a single parent which can be pretty difficult.

Now, different people deal with things in different ways but when a person is having consistent mood swings in accordance to the things that they're going through, it can slow a person's chances of thinking clearly. However, there are very easy ways on how to control mood swings so you can stop any feelings of anger before you do something that you'll regret.

Let's face it, there's never any one way on how to control mood swings but one can be as creative as they can be in controlling it. One of the ways of going about it is to play a violent video game, doing so will allow you to channel and take out your moodiness on that game instead of on an actual person, this can be very therapeutic in the aspect that by the time that you finally put the controller down, your mood swing will have subsided if not completely vanished.

Another way on how to control mood swings is to get on your computer, open the micro soft word program and type everything that's logically causing your mood swings. Be as descriptive as you can because since these are your own private thoughts then no one will read them. Also, write down how you want to go about making the cause of your mood swing go away because it's easy to

write what's at the heart of your mood swing but it's hard to think clearly about how you want to go about making it go away; a punching bag also works if you don't have a computer.

Through out time, people have consumed myriads of alcohol in order to help them cope with their problems but the tip to control mood swings is, don't drink alcohol. If you have the energy and mindset to consume alcohol then be smart enough to leave it alone, do something else like taking a walk around the entire block or go and hang out at your favorite store even if you don't plan on buying anything. It's just good that you're out instead of staying at home and dwelling.

The difficulty on how to control mood swings vary from person to person, in fact, it can be argued that a person doesn't need to be around people when they're going through their struggle or mood swing. It's quite the contrary actually, call and meet with a friend to discuss it. This will accomplish two goals, you're getting your feelings out in the open so you're not forced to bottle them up and you're hanging out with your friend who'll help you through that tough time. There's nothing wrong with leaning on someone when you're not at your best, that's what friends are for.

In closing, there's no perfect formula on how to control mood swings but there are productive ways to deal with them so they don't end up controlling you.