When Anger Scares You: How to Overcome Your Fear of Conflict and Express Your Anger in Healthy Ways

by John R. Lynch

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Anger is a natural response that can be, if properly channeled, a powerful source of energy and motivation for growth. Some people, though, habitually shy away from their own angry feelings and potentially anger-provoking situations. When confronted with a provocative or confrontational situation, an anger avoider feels that to express anger is to risk losing control, hurting someone else's feelings, or appearing to be a rude, unlikable, or bad person. By side-stepping healthy anger expression, anger avoiders may suffer more than just frustration and resentment: panic attacks and depression, subservience and passivity, headaches and chronic pain often plague people who deny themselves a constructive outlet for their anger.

With this book, first you'll learn to separate anger from rage or fear. Then you'll practice a series of simple, easy-to-follow exercises that coach you to openly express your anger and constructively address difficult people and situations. The book directs you to align yourself with your anger, using it as a tool for positive change. It helps you to set and achieve goals for constructive anger expression.

Genres: Self Help, Psychology

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

John Lynch, PhD, is a practicing clinical psychologist and former director of the Dissociative Disorders and Men's Treatment Program at Charter Westbrook Hospital. He is associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Virginia, and a partner in the Westwood Group, a prominent psychology practice in Richmond, VA. He is a member of the APA and VA Society for Clinical Hypnosis.

Reviews

[Maryann · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a tiny bit of me in this book. There is a huge bit of my sister in this book. Kath, you need to read it. I think its important for people who don’t have problems expressing their unhealthy anger to read this book. That way you can see the damage you do to the people (family members, friends, etc.) who have that fear of expressing anger.