Deep breathing is a great exercise to make use of when you’re feeling rage. It allows you to slow down and regain control of your thoughts and emotions as well as the situation itself. Do several cycles of deep breathing until you feel calmer. Try pulling in deep breaths from your diaphragm. Inhale and watch your belly expand. Exhale and watch it deflate. With each inhale, imagine yourself being filled with calm energy. With each exhale, envision the rage being expelled from your body. Rage can cause extreme physical tension in your body, which can actually lead to injury.  Progressive muscle relaxation is a useful exercise for easing this tension.  Take deep, calming breaths. Start at your toes and work your way up through your body, gradually contracting and relaxing each muscle group. For instance, you might tense your toes up and notice what that feels like for a few seconds. Then, release the tension and notice what that feels like before moving to a new muscle group. This technique also helps you become more aware of the experience of holding tension in your body. In the future, when you feel that tension, you’ll know how to relax your muscles. Aggressive actions like punching, throwing something, or yelling don’t always lead to catharsis. Why? Because you haven’t actually addressed the thing that’s making you feel enraged. Writing in a journal is one of the best ways to do this.  Start a rage journal in which you regularly jot down all the people or situations that rub you the wrong way. Describe everything in as much detail as you can. Once you’ve let off some steam, go back and re-read what you wrote. You might decide to go ahead and rip the paper to pieces. You might also decide to brainstorm some ways to actively problem-solve the situations that make you so angry.
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One-sentence summary -- Take deep breaths. Relieve tension with progressive muscle relaxation. Journal.


The Netherlands is part of the Schengen area of Europe, which includes a number of countries with a common visa and no border controls. You don’t need to worry about getting a visa if you are a citizen of one of the countries in the European Union, European Economic Area or Switzerland.  However, if you are from Croatia, a new EU member, you will still need a visa. If you have two nationalities and passports, you may need a visa, depending on which passport you use to enter the country. If you want to move to the Netherlands for three months or less, you can just apply for a short-stay visa. You will be able to live in the Netherlands for up to 90 days within a six-month period.  The cost for a short stay visa is sixty euros.  As long as your employer has a work permit in your name, you can work with this type of visa. You cannot apply for a residence permit with this type of visa. If you want to move to the Netherlands for longer than three months, you’ll need a long-term, MVV visa. You apply for the MVV visa at the same time as your residence permit. The process will be slightly different depending on where you are coming from. For the residence permit, you need to book an appointment with an office of the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND).  If you are travelling from the UK, you can apply for a visa through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has a Netherlands Visa Application Center. You don’t need a long-term visa if you are from the EU, USA, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, Switzerland or Vatican City. However, you’ll still need a residence permit from the IND. To make an appointment with IND, call +31 88 0430 430. They are open Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm. To see the cost of various long term visas, visit the IND website.  You don’t need a visa if you are travelling from one of the European Union or European Economic Area member states or from Switzerland. Visit a Netherlands Embassy close to you to ask about specific visa requirements for your situation. Prior to your move, you should also do a check up and get any health certificates you may require.  For instance, you should get routine vaccines like measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, varicella vaccine and your flu shot.  If you are not travelling from the US, you may need Hepatitis A, B and other vaccines.
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One-sentence summary -- Don’t worry about getting a visa if you are moving from within the EU. Apply for a C-visa for periods of less than three months. Apply for a long-term visa for periods of longer than three months. Visit the doctor and receive any necessary vaccinations you need.


Pour 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of vegetable oil into a large, heavy skillet and turn the heat to medium-high. Place 1 pound (453 g) of weisswurst in a single layer in the skillet. Sauté and turn the sausages frequently until they're golden brown on the outside. This should take 2 to 4 minutes.  Use a skillet that's at least 12-inches (30 cm) in diameter. Avoid over cooking the weisswurst since they'll finish cooking in the oven. Peel 2 onions and use a sharp knife to slice them thinly. Get out 3 cups (450 g) of sauerkraut and place it in a fine mesh strainer over a sink. Press against the sauerkraut so the liquid drains out of the sauerkraut. Carefully drain and discard any of the hot grease in the skillet. The sausages should still be in a single layer in the skillet. Spread the sliced onions and drained sauerkraut evenly over the weisswurst. Pour 2 cups (473 ml) of beer over the mixture. You can use any wheat or Bavarian-style beer. Put a lid on the skillet and turn the heat to medium. Let the weisswurst, onions, and sauerkraut cook until the sausages are cooked throughout and the onions soften. This should take 15 to 20 minutes. If you don't have a lid for your skillet, consider laying a baking sheet down over the skillet. Use an apple corer to remove the cores from 2 granny smith apples. Slice the apples into 1-cm thick slices and add them to the skillet with the sausages. You should also sprinkle the dish with freshly ground nutmeg, salt, and pepper, to taste. Put the lid back on the skillet and cook the mixture over medium heat until the apples soften a little. This should take 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and serve the cooked weisswurst, onions, sauerkraut, and apples while they're hot. You can store this dish in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
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Sauté the weisswurst for 2 to 4 minutes. Slice the onions and drain the sauerkraut. Combine the weisswurst, onions, sauerkraut, and beer in the skillet. Cook the weisswurst for 15 to 20 minutes. Add sliced apples and season the dish. Cover and cook the dish for 2 more minutes.