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

by Lynch, John R.

• ISBN13: 9781572243477
• ISBN10: 1572243473
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

When confronted with a confrontational situation, some people feel that to express anger is to risk losing control. Panic attacks, depression, headaches, and chronic pain often plague people who deny themselves a constructive outlet for their anger. This book includes exercises and techniques for developing constructive anger expression.

Author Biography

John R. Lynch, Ph.D., is clinical psychologist and former director of the Dissociative Disorders and Men's Treatment Program at Charter Westbrook Hospital in Richmond, VA. He has served as associate professor of psychiatry at the Medical College of Virginia. He is a member of the APA and the Virginia Society for Clinical Hypnosis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Recognizing Your Emotions: Separating Anger and Rage	p. 17
Symptoms of Anger Avoiders	p. 43
The Mind in Your Body: Learning to Recognize Your Own Emotions	p. 69
Origins of Anger Avoiders	p. 85
A Week in the Life of Two Anger Avoiders	p. 97
What Healthy Anger Expressers Know: Putting It All Together	p. 111
Women and Anger Avoidance: Relationship Dilemmas	p. 127
Men, Anger, and Rage	p. 145
Maintaining the Change: What to Expect	p. 171
References	p. 175
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