How To Control Your Anger Before It Controls You
Published on 26. April 2016
204 pages
978-0-8065-3802-0 (ISBN)
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Don't let anger harm your health, career, and relationships: "No individual-not even Freud himself-has had a greater impact on modern psychotherapy." -Psychology Today
Anger is universal. Unchecked, it can cause lasting damage in our lives: wrecked relationships, lost jobs, even serious disease. Yet in these increasingly stressful times, all of us have acted in anger-and often wished we hadn't. Is there a way that really works to solve problems and assert ourselves without being angry?
The answer is a resounding yes, if you follow the breakthrough steps of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). This proven approach, developed by world-renowned psychotherapist Dr. Albert Ellis, has withstood the test of time, helping countless people deal effectively with emotional problems.
Using easy-to-master instructions and exercises, this classic book will show you how to apply REBT techniques to understand the roots and nature of your anger, and take control of and reduce angry reactions. Here you will discover:
The rational and irrational aspects of anger
Special insights into your self-angering beliefs
How to think, feel, and act your way out of anger
How to relax
How to accept yourself with your anger
. . and much more that will help you challenge and eliminate the anger that can frustrate success and happiness at home, at work, anywhere.
Anger is universal. Unchecked, it can cause lasting damage in our lives: wrecked relationships, lost jobs, even serious disease. Yet in these increasingly stressful times, all of us have acted in anger-and often wished we hadn't. Is there a way that really works to solve problems and assert ourselves without being angry?
The answer is a resounding yes, if you follow the breakthrough steps of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). This proven approach, developed by world-renowned psychotherapist Dr. Albert Ellis, has withstood the test of time, helping countless people deal effectively with emotional problems.
Using easy-to-master instructions and exercises, this classic book will show you how to apply REBT techniques to understand the roots and nature of your anger, and take control of and reduce angry reactions. Here you will discover:
The rational and irrational aspects of anger
Special insights into your self-angering beliefs
How to think, feel, and act your way out of anger
How to relax
How to accept yourself with your anger
. . and much more that will help you challenge and eliminate the anger that can frustrate success and happiness at home, at work, anywhere.
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Albert Ellis, Ph.D. founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the pioneering form of the modern Cognitive Behavior therapies. In a 1982 professional survey, Dr. Ellis was ranked as the second most influential psychotherapist in history. His name is a staple among psychologists, students, and historians around the world. He published over seven hundred articles and more than sixty books on psychotherapy, marital and family therapy, and sex therapy. Until his death in 2007, Dr. Ellis served as President Emeritus of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, which provides professional training programs and psychotherapy to individuals, families and groups. To learn more, visit www.albertellis.org. Kristene A. Doyle, Ph.D., Sc.D. is the Director of the Albert Ellis Institute. Dr. Doyle is also the Director of Clinical Services, founding Director of the Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Center, and a licensed psychologist at the Institute. She is a Diplomate in Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and serves on the Diplomate Board. In addition, Dr. Doyle conducts numerous workshops and professional trainings throughout the world and has influenced the growth and practice of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy in countries spanning several continents. Dr. Doyle is co-author of A Practitioner's Guide to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, 3rd edition, and co-editor of The Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. She has served as an expert commentator for ABC's 20/20, Access Hollywood, Channel 2 and Channel 11 News. Dr. Doyle has also been quoted in prestigious publications including The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.
Content
- Intro
- ALSO BY DR. ALBERT ELLIS
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface - Can You Unangrily Deal With Your Anger?
- 1 - The Grim Costs of Anger
- ANGER DESTROYS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
- ANGER DISRUPTS WORK RELATIONSHIPS
- MAKING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WORSE
- ANGER SPARKS AGGRESSION
- ANGER MAY LEAD TO HEART DISEASE
- ANGER AND PERSONAL DISTRESS
- ARE YOU SUFFERING THE COSTS OF ANGER?
- 2 - Myths About How to Deal With Your Anger
- MYTH NO. 1: ACTIVELY EXPRESSING YOUR ANGER REDUCES IT
- MYTH NO. 2: TAKE TIME OUT WHEN YOU FEEL ANGRY
- MYTH NO. 3: ANGER PUSHES YOU TO GET WHAT YOU WANT
- MYTH NO. 4: INSIGHT INTO YOUR PAST DECREASES YOUR ANGER
- MYTH NO. 5: OUTSIDE EVENTS MAKE YOU ANGRY
- 3 - REBT and the ABC's of Anger
- 4 - Rational and Irrational Aspects of Anger
- 5 - Discovering Your Rage-Creating Beliefs
- IRRATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND APPROVAL MUSTS
- IRRATIONAL MUSTS ABOUT OTHERS
- IRRATIONAL MUSTS ABOUT LIFE CONDITIONS
- 6 - Special Insights Into Your Self-Angering Beliefs
- 7 - Disputing Your Self-Angering Beliefs
- THE REBT SELF-HELP FORM
- 8 - More Ways of Thinking Yourself Out of Your Anger
- 9 - Feeling Your Way Out of Your Anger
- 10 - Acting Your Way Out of Your Anger
- 11 - Learning to Relax
- PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION
- ADDING RATIONAL COPING STATEMENTS
- USING YOUR SKILLS IN ANGER-AROUSING SITUATIONS
- 12 - Still More Ways of Thinking Yourself Out of Your Anger
- USING THE DISPUTING IRRATIONAL BELIEFS (DIBS) EXERCISE
- USING REFERENTING OR HIGHLIGHTING THE COSTS OF SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIORS
- USING PARADOXICAL INTENTION
- THE USE OF HUMOR
- REDUCING ANGER IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
- 13 - Additional Ways of Reducing Your Anger
- REVIEW THE PRACTICAL RESULTS OF ANGER
- INCREASING FRUSTRATION TOLERANCE
- ATTACKING NARCISSISM AND GRANDIOSITY
- AWARENESS OF THE HARM OF ANGER AND VIOLENCE
- CHALLENGING ANGRY ATTRIBUTIONS
- REDUCING YOUR FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY
- AVOIDANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
- A PHILOSOPHY OF FALLIBILITY
- CURBING RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION
- RECOGNIZING THE IRONY OF HATRED
- ACQUIRING HUMANISTIC VALUES
- REALIZING THE PAIN OF YOUR OPPONENTS
- ENHANCING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
- COOPERATIVE OUTLOOK
- WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
- 14 - Accepting Yourself With Your Anger
- 15
- Appendix - REBT Self-Help Form
- Selected References
- About the Authors
- Notes
