Do you frequently explode in fury only to feel guilty and ashamed afterward? Do you hurt the people you love with your outbursts of anger? Do you want to live a more tolerant, peaceful, and relaxed life? This book is for you.Getting angry or letting anger out has been part of human life since prehistoric times. However, when the demon of anger escapes our control, countless problems arise in our relationships with others and it even harms our health. In this valuable guide, Italian psychologist Giovanni Barone offers us a fresh perspective on anger, its origins, its consequences, and provides us with techniques for managing it, so that we can make more conscious and effective use of the feelings that emerge when these episodes occur. With the strategies described here, readers will learn not to get angry constantly, to ensure that their expression of anger is not explosive or disproportionately intense, and will acquire the most effective tools to return to calm quickly.
Some of the topics you'll find in this
WHAT IS ANGER? WHAT IS AGGRESSION?
MYTHS ABOUT ANGER
ANGER AS A RESPONSE TO STIMULI
WHEN DOES IT BECOME A PROBLEM AND WHAT ARE ITS REWARDS AND CONSEQUENCES?
ORIGINS AND TRIGGERS OF ANGER
THE "BUTTONS" THAT IGNITE RAGE
THE FRUSTRATION OF EXAGGERATED EXPECTATIONS
CONTROLLING EGOCENTRISM
OTHERS ARE NOT LIKE YOU
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND FATIGUE WITH ANGER