Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way » (Revised)

Gary Chapman, Ph.D., is the author of the New York Times bestselling The Five Love Languages. With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio program airs on more than 100 stations.

Dr. Gary Chapman offers helpful—and sometimes surprising—insights into why you get angry and what you can do about it.

Contents

Introduction: Our Angry World....................9
1. Where Does Anger Come From?....................13
2. When Anger Can Do Good....................23
3. When You're Angry for Good Reason....................33
4. When Anger Is Wrong....................53
5. How to Handle "Bad" Anger....................63
6. Explosions and Implosions....................75
7. The Anger That Lasts for Years....................91
8. What about Forgiveness?....................107
9. When You Are Angry at Your Spouse....................123
10. Helping Children Handle Anger....................137
11. When You Are Angry at God....................155
12. "I'm Angry at Myself"....................167
13. Confronting an Angry Person....................181
Afterword....................195
Notes....................197
Acknowledgments....................199
Discussion Guide....................201