You Can't Make Me Angry

by Paul O.

And acceptance is the answer to all my problems... A.A. members know of Dr. Paul's wisdom through the often-quoted passage from his story in A.A.'s Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. Dr. Paul continues sharing his astute insight and gentle humor with discussions of the physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual aspects of sobriety.

Genres: Nonfiction, Spirituality, Psychology, Self Help

170 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2003

Reviews

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those - hold on to - books... great reference when you find yourself allowing the outside world to affect your inner peace and reactions....

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous. Underlined every other paragraph.

[Claudia Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

My mother-in-law sent this to me and to my husband- HAHA- and it really just regurgitates a lot of other books on this subject. Nothing new and I’m continually amazed at what is republished under new titles and new covers with the same material but whatever, it’s al-anon connected along with addiction, and a series of good reminders for anyone involving emotional independence.

[Madilynn Midkiff · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you are reading this from an outside perspective you can recognize ridiculous views and takes on parenting that completely remove responsibility that abusers and addicts have to take for their actions and instead blame it on the "victim mentality" they might have and frames being upset with an abuser as resentment for the abusers ability to recover. 0/10.

[Mark Valentine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Profound, sincere advice on establishing emotional independence, O. has pages of helpful suggestions and interesting anecdotes. The book acts as a primer on attitude adjustments. Most of the quotes come from Al-Anon literature with some from A.A., but the goal is the same: Enjoy life.

[Siri Brinkman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. Even those who don’t struggle with alcoholism can benefit from this book. Not letting other people, events, situations, or life in general, determine your state of mind and your sense of peace - in today’s times I hardly know anyone who COULDN’T benefit from these simple life lessons.

[Paul Gross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on relationships

[♥ Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Briliant.

[Judith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic communication pointers from a 12-step pov

[Kate Russell · Rating 4 out of 5]

worth reading. And possibly rereading.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I took my time with this book, reading just a bit, grabbing a nugget, and then putting the book down as I absorbed the guidance.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars, rounded up. A nice refresher on emotional sobriety, and it’s got a good amount of lines that are worth underlining and quoting.

[Kenny Roche · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic advice for making a relationship work. The only problem left is putting it into practice

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read together with a friend in 12 step recovery. Enjoyed our regular discussions!

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

simple language and somewhat repetitive but the ideas in this book can be life changing!

[Bridgett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was too religious for me and focused more on alcoholism than my current issues require. I did learn some new perspectives I intend to apply, though, since I do have anger problems and sometimes see myself as a victim. I'm not sure I feel as extreme about the topic as the author does, though.

[David Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the lessons here, all stemming from that wonderful title. A little more focused on alcoholism that I would have liked but wonderful and worth reading.

[Julia]

Recommended by Jim C.

[Heather Key · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book in regards to recovery. I loved that he talks about alalon. it gave me a new inspiration to the group. Excellent in regards to how you deal with people and not place blame.

[Carolyn Burhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

unbelievably awesome and insightful