To overcome emotional barriers within the workplace, here are some helpful hints:

• Removing Yourself. Angry people have difficulty processing logical statements, limiting their ability to accept explanations and solutions offered by others. With this in mind, remove yourself from communication until you feel you can collect your thoughts, think clearly and hold back potentially hurtful and undue comments.
• Accepting Imperfections. The drive to win every argument or get the last word often spawns from overcompensation, or trying to cover emotional insecurities with a sense of superiority. Other people might find you easier to communicate with when you accept your imperfections from time to time.
• Relaxation Exercises. While a mental health professional should address anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder or phobias -- typical anxiety, like the anxiety you feel before giving a speech -- can be managed with relaxation exercises.