In Control No More Snapping at Your Family, Sulking at Work, Steaming in the Grocery Line, Seething in Meetings, Stuffing Your Frustration

by Williams, Redford; Williams, Virginia

• ISBN13: 9781594866258
• ISBN10: 1594866252
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-06
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

You know the feeling. Boiling blood. Simmering frustration. A desire to sulk and pout. The temptation to lash out or throw up your hands and walk away. These are all symptoms of a life that is not In Control-and contrary to popular belief, you're not stuck there. Help is just a few pages away. Redford Williams, MD, and Virginia Williams, PhD, are internationally recognized as experts in behavioral medicine. Together, they have developed this clinically proven program that reduces debilitating depression, unbearable stress, and harmful anger-leading you to a happier, healthier, and more successful life. Based on cutting-edge research, In Control draws on the most exciting developments in behavioral medicine. With this book's easy-to-follow program, you'll be able to handle anything that today's dangerously out-of-control world throws at you. Book jacket.

Author Biography

REDFORD WILLIAMS, MD, is director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center, professor of psychology, professor of psychiatry, and professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center.

VIRGINIA WILLIAMS, PhD, is president of Williams Lifeskills, Inc. Together, this husband and wife team coauthored Anger Kills and Lifeskills, and developed the world-renowned Lifeskills workshops. They live outside of Durham, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Life's Winners	p. xi
Live Longer and Laugh More
The Scientific Perspective: The Skills You'll Learn Could Save Your Life	p. 3
Are You in Control?	p. 32
Gaining Control
Week 1: Recognize Your Emotions	p. 45
Week 2: Weigh the Evidence	p. 68
Week 3: Gain Control of Your Reactions	p. 89
Week 4: Resolve Problems and Implement Solutions	p. 108
Week 5: Assert Yourself and Learn to Say No	p. 128
Week 6: Improve Communication When Speaking and Listening	p. 166
Week 7: Empathize with Others	p. 196
Week 8: Learn to Look Up	p. 211
Epilogue: Welcome to Life More Under Your Control	p. 233
The Self-Assessment Quiz	p. 235
Notes	p. 241
Index	p. 249
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