When Someone You Love Is Angry: A 7-Step Program for Dealing with Toxic Anger and Taking Back Control of Your Life

Clinical psychologist and anger expert W. Doyle Gentry offers compassionate practical insight to those with angry loved ones providing coping strategies that help strengthen emotional intimacy and establish boundaries-and avoid being held hostage to a partner's angry words and behavior.When Someone You Love Is Angry combines the latest research with real-life testimony resulting in a survival guide for those exposed to toxic anger outlining a unique seven-step program to minimize the emotional damage of loving but angry relationships:- Reaching out for support- Abandoning the eight myths about love and anger- Recognizing and putting a stop to abusive behavior- Avoiding facilitation of the anger syndrome- Refraining from angry responses- Innoculating oneself against stress- Exploring one's options

Paperback: 208 pages

Publisher: Berkley (September 7 2004)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0425198111

ISBN-13: 978-0425198117

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces