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

Anger is a natural response that can be if properly channeled a powerful source of energy and motivation for growth. Some people though habitually shy away from their own angry feelings and potentially anger-provoking situations. When confronted with a provocative or confrontational situation an anger avoider feels that to express anger is to risk losing control hurting someone else's feelings or appearing to be a rude unlikable or bad person. By side-stepping healthy anger expression anger avoiders may suffer more than just frustration and resentment: panic attacks and depression subservience and passivity headaches and chronic pain often plague people who deny themselves a constructive outlet for their anger.With this book first you'll learn to separate anger from rage or fear. Then you'll practice a series of simple easy-to-follow exercises that coach you to openly express your anger and constructively address difficult people and situations. The book directs you to align yourself with your anger using it as a tool for positive change. It helps you to set and achieve goals for constructive anger expression.

Paperback: 192 pages

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (May 15 2004)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1572243473

ISBN-13: 978-1572243477

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 8.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 8 ounces