Letting Go of Anger: The Eleven Most Common Anger Styles & What to Do about Them

By Ronald T. Potter-Efron and Patricia S. Potter-Efron

Book Overview

A Guide to Healthy Anger Expression How do you express your anger? Do you blow up? Quietly seethe? Or do you try to pretend that you're really not angry at all and just hope the feelings will go away? Most of us express anger in more than one way, but we also tend to be creatures of habit, falling back on a few predictable styles when we feel angry. Unfortunately, while some styles are appropriate in some situations, others are not--and consistently using an inappropriate style is a sure way to find yourself saddled with a huge anger problem. This book examines the eleven most common styles of anger expression and helps you learn how to communicate your anger in healthy ways. Learn which anger styles work for different situations--and which ones lead to certain disaster. Find out how to become more flexible and creative at expressing your anger. Once you understand the whole range of anger styles, you'll be able to better manage angry feelings and use your anger as a positive force for building a better life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572244488
• ISBN13: 9781572244481
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Great resource for those with anger problems

I found the book very helpful. It's always nice to be able to read something and say that you see yourself in it. Makes you realize that you're not the only one and that there is hope. After reading this, I have decided that I'm going to follow some of the suggestions and see if I can learn to change my anger problems.

Excellent for Troubled relationships!

I read this book in 2 days. It was amazing and I highly recommend it for anyone 15 and older. The content is succint, thorough, and insightful. It addresses many types of anger and provides you with cues to when you might blow your temper and how to control rage. Then it will cover issues like hate and resentment found in people who bury their frustrations over time and how they start to resent someone becuase they are not releasing that anger. This book is excellent and my comments are trivial compared to the insights. Pick it up and you will be surprised. It is the one anger book I would recommend out of the numerous choices available. Enjoy and learn!

Easy To Read - Very Informative - Can Be Life Changing

If you would like the hardcover format it is IBSN 0760712735. This book covers the problem of too much anger and what to do about it. Anger is not only a mental burden, but too much anger can make you sick.

A must have in understanding anger.

I just received this book three days ago and I am almost done reading it. It is extremely easy to understand. There are no fancy medical terms, it is just down to earth. I will use this book as a constant referance in controlling anger. It is a great tool. If you are getting disgusted with feeling angry all the time, like I was, then get this book. It may help you understand too.

Excellent. Easy read. Informative

It starts of with a quiz to help you determine YOUR anger style. It then goes to explain each style & how to work on resolving your anger so that it's functional & healthy. It's easy to read, extremely informative & an invaluable reference in learning about this emotion.