Anger Kills: Seventeen Strategies for Controlling the Hostility That Can Harm Your Health

by Redford Williams

In Anger Kills, Dr. Redford Williams reveals ground-breaking research that confirms that hostility not only is a serious barrier to happiness, but can lead to heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses. Dr. Williams and his wife, Virginia, team up to present the latestresearch in the field and offer seventeen practical strategies that can help readers translate scientific theory into meaningful action. Begin by taking the Hostility Questionnaire, which will help you assess the degree to which hostility, cynicism, and aggression rule your life. Then start a Hostility Log and follow the Hostility Roadmap to keep track of those incidents or people that really push your buttons. With these insights, you can then move on to sample any or all of the seventeen different strategies to reduce the wrath that sabotages your health and can drain your life of joy and pleasure. In writing Anger Kills, the authors draw not only on the latest research, but on their own experiences as a couple for more than twenty-nine years and on the experiences of couples who have used the Williamses' methods successfully in various workshops the authors have led. The result is a combination of solid science with empathic explorations of the nature of human relationships and caring. This is science with a heart.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Self Help, Health

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 23, 1993

Reviews

[Gerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book several years ago, and its effects on my life continue. In simple terms, the authors give us a logical strategy in letting go of our anger. Actually, we're shown how to not have unnecessary anger in the first place.
One of the most important self-help books I've read.

[Crystina W · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT! Absolutely a MUST read! We can change how to handle the daily 'stresses' that can lead to unnecessary conflicts.

[Semi-Academic Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book, I found, used, sitting on a shelf where I was looking for another. However, it caught my eye, was reasonably priced, and maybe we could all use a little more perspective about and practice around transforming hostility into collaborative ability.

The problem started, though, when I wanted to read the book. I'd really rather not have someone seeing me read a book with such a large title that can be read from across the room as "Anger Kills." All the other words are so significantly smaller that, basically, I guarantee that by taking this book into an otherwise peaceful room where people are reading... well, it's a bit unsettling.

Now, I study a seemingly wide variety of books about psychology. If you know me, you know that about me. And, I am really committed to living peacefully. Reading this book in public, though, might make some people nervous about me. That's not the way I want it to be.

So... I'm reading this book secretly.

Well, semi-secretly, as you can see.

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the most useful book I’ve read on getting a handle on anger. I have started implementing some strategies included here and already see improvement. I took this book out of the library but will get my own copy for reference and to share with those I love who could also use some help in corralling their anger.

[Billy Meaders · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't consider myself an angry person. (I think people who know me will back me up on that statement.) But this book still had lots of great ideas that helped me improve my mood and overall mental health.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

from the library

[LJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Important information about relationships, and how anger harms the one who is angry, as well as how anger can be managed successfully.

[Mona Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Healing through the reading of instrumental books.

[Shahid · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more of a workbook. Nice strategies, I do not like couple of things in the book but that really does not matter. Good read and will certainly help you if you have some degree of anger problem and I am sure you have....