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The Healing Power of Anger: The Unexpected Path to Love and Fulfillment
Conventional wisdom views anger as red-hot yelling and screaming, a force to be feared and repressed. But psychotherapist John Rifkin views anger in a revolutionary way -- as the natural energy created to heal one's emotional injuries. In "The Healing Power of Anger," Rifkin explains how to identify dysfunctional uses of anger so that readers can "unbend" it and become empowered and self-nurturing. To do so, he explains his Stop, Drop, and Roll system, which he's used with clients for more than 20 years. In addition, Rifkin explores the childhood roots of anger, the spectrum of angry behavior, how anger can be a gift to a relationship, and ice-cold passive-aggressive anger.
204 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2004
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August 4, 2008
* This book deals with the issue of anger.
* It is a practical book for understanding anger as a valuable part of the human emotional experience.
* The author shares an easy roadmap of the key emotions that drive our life.
* The book will help those trapped in anger, sadness or fear.
* Learn techniques for achieving greater emotional well-being..
* This book contains life examples.
* Learn the stop, drop and roll system.
This book will show you that anger has the power to help you to heal the injuries both from your childhood as well as those that you currently experience in your life.
It will l help you to understand the difference between short and long-term psychotherapy, what the goals of each are, and how to accomplish those goals.The book offers three-step system that is the version of cognitive behavioral therapy. The system is called stop, drop and roll because it's what you must do to put out the fire of dysfunctional uses of anger.
You will learn :
* what anger is
* what emotional intimacy is and what true love is all about..
* How our families of origin impact our intimate relationships
* techniques to reduce distortions to communication caused by the early injuries
* the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviors .
* It is a practical book for understanding anger as a valuable part of the human emotional experience.
* The author shares an easy roadmap of the key emotions that drive our life.
* The book will help those trapped in anger, sadness or fear.
* Learn techniques for achieving greater emotional well-being..
* This book contains life examples.
* Learn the stop, drop and roll system.
This book will show you that anger has the power to help you to heal the injuries both from your childhood as well as those that you currently experience in your life.
It will l help you to understand the difference between short and long-term psychotherapy, what the goals of each are, and how to accomplish those goals.The book offers three-step system that is the version of cognitive behavioral therapy. The system is called stop, drop and roll because it's what you must do to put out the fire of dysfunctional uses of anger.
You will learn :
* what anger is
* what emotional intimacy is and what true love is all about..
* How our families of origin impact our intimate relationships
* techniques to reduce distortions to communication caused by the early injuries
* the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviors .
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