If you feel inclined to beat someone up, you could have an anger problem. While anger can be healthy, it can also be unhealthy. You may need to deal with an anger problem through self-help or professional help if the following are true: Insignificant things make you very angry. When you're angry, you display aggressive behaviors, including yelling, screaming, or hitting. The problem is chronic; it happens over and over again. When you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, your temper gets worse and your behavior more violent. Meditation can help you regulate your emotions. If you feel that you are overly focused on your negative feelings for another person, give yourself a little mental vacation through meditation. Meditating regularly can help you control your emotions, which can help you maintain control over your actions. Take slow, deep breaths. Maintaining this breathing will likely bring down your elevated heart rate. Your breaths should be deep enough that your belly extends on the "in" breath. Visualize a golden-white light filling your body as you breathe in, relaxing your mind. When you breathe out, visualize muddy or dark colors leaving your body. Making a habit of meditating every morning, even when you're not angry, will make you feel more calm in general. Anger management programs have been proven to be highly successful. Effective programs help you understand anger, develop short-term strategies to deal with anger, and build your emotional control skills. There are many options available for finding a program that is right for you. Individual programs may be available in your area for specific age groups, occupations, or life situations. To find an anger management program that is right for you, try searching online for "anger management class" plus the name of your city, state, or region. You can also look for appropriate programs by asking your physician or therapist, or consulting the self-improvement course offerings at your local community center. The best way to learn to keep yourself from beating up other people is to identify and treat the root of your anger. A therapist can give you relaxation techniques to use while dealing with people you dislike. She can help you develop emotional coping skills and communication training. Additionally, a psychoanalyst who specializes in helping resolve problems from someone's past (such as neglect or abuse from childhood) can help mitigate anger tied to past events. You can search for a therapist specializing in anger management in North America here and in the United Kingdom here.

Summary: Determine whether you have a problem with anger. Learn to meditate. Take an anger management class. Seek therapy.

Everybody likes to hear positive things about themselves. Make this girl feel good about herself by giving her compliments. Compliment her on her sense of humor, her hairstyle, how well she does her job, and so on. Some people start to feel uncomfortable with too many compliments. Keep your compliments light yet meaningful, and don't go overboard. Personalize the phone call by using the girl's name periodically throughout your conversation. Don't say her name at the start of every sentence, but throw it in casually every now and then so she feels special. It can be difficult to convey that you are listening to someone, since you can't rely on eye contact and body language. But you can do other things to show that you're listening to what the girl is saying. Try agreeing with or reacting to her statements, such as, "Really?" or "Oh no!" If you pay attention to what she says, she'll feel encouraged to keep talking. Keep the conversation going by focusing only on her. Don't check your email or surf the internet while you're talking to her. She can tell when you're distracted and will feel like you're not interested in giving her your full attention.

Summary: Give her compliments. Use her name every so often. Listen to what she says. Avoid other distractions while talking.

For the most accurate measurement, test the resistance of a component individually. Remove the component from the circuit or test it before you install it. Testing the component while still in the circuit can cause inaccurate readings from other components. For example, you might test the switch or motor. If you are testing a circuit or even just removing a component, be sure that all power to the circuit is turned off before proceeding. On most multimeters, one test lead will be black and the other will be red. A multimeter often has multiple testing sockets, according to whether it is being used to test for resistance, voltage, or amperage (current). Usually the right sockets to test for resistance are labeled "COM" (for common) and one labeled with the Greek letter omega, which is the symbol for "ohm." Plug the black lead into the socket labeled "COM" and the red lead into the socket labeled "ohm". The resistance of a component can range from ohms (1 ohm) to megaohms (1,000,000 ohms). In order to get an accurate reading of resistance you must set the multimeter to the proper range for your component. If you have a general idea of the range of resistance just set it to that range. If you're unsure, you can determine the range through trial and error. If you don't know the range, start with the middle range setting, usually 20 kilo-ohms (k). Touch one lead to the end of your component and the other lead to the opposite end. The needle will swing across the screen and stop in a specific spot, indicating the resistance of your component. If the needle swings all the way to the top of the range (the left side), you will need to increase the range setting, zero out the multimeter, and try again. If the needle swings all the way to the bottom of the range (the right side), you will need to decrease the range setting, zero out the multimeter, and try again. Analog multimeters must be reset or zeroed out every time the range setting is altered and before testing the component. Touch the ends of both leads together to short the circuit. Ensure the needle is set all the way to zero using the Ohms Adjustment or Zero Control after the leads have been touched to each other. Just as you did when you were setting the range, touch one lead to one end of the component and the other lead to the opposite end. The resistance range on a multimeter goes from right to left. The right side is zero and the left side goes up to around 2k (2,000). There are multiple scales on an analog multimeter so be sure to look at the scaled labeled with an that goes from right to left. As the scale goes up, the higher values are clustered closer together. Setting the correct range is crucial to being able to get an accurate reading for your component. Once you have touched the leads to the component, the needle will settle somewhere in between the top and bottom of the scale. Check to make sure you are looking at the ohm scale and record the value where the needle is pointing to. This is the resistance of your component. For example if you had set the range to 10 and the needle stopped at 9, the resistance of your component is 9 ohms. When you are finished using the multimeter, you want to make sure it is properly stored. Setting the voltage to a high range before turning it off ensures that it won't be damaged the next time it is used if someone doesn't remember to set the range first. Turn off the multimeter and unplug the leads for storage.
Summary: Choose the item whose resistance you wish to measure. Plug the test leads into the correct test sockets. Turn on the multimeter and select the best testing range. Touch the multimeter leads to the ends of the component you are testing. Read the resistance. Set the voltage to a high range.