The Anger Fallacy: Uncovering the Irrationality of the Angry Mindset

A life without anger is attainable - if you understand The Anger Fallacy.

Anger is everywhere - behind everything from road rage to wrap rage, domestic violence to international conflicts. People cling to their anger, as a tool of influence and a driver of revenge. But is anger really ever useful? And can we learn to overcome it?

In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, two of Australia's leading clinical psychologists take a radical approach to anger management, exploding the irrational beliefs that fuel this noxious and misunderstood emotion. Through numerous examples from popular culture and the consulting room, and with a sizeable dose of humour, the authors show how to combat anger by substituting empathy and understanding for righteous angry judgements. Along the way, readers will learn a new way of viewing people and their actions that is at once powerful and serene.

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Table of Contents

About the authors

Acknowledgments

1. Anger is everywhere
2. But anger gets results ...
3. But anger motivates me ...
4. But anger is part of my image ...
5. Shoulding: The cognitive basis of anger
6. What are you really angry about?
7. Anger Treatment 101: Get your facts straight
8. Anger Treatment 102: The arbitrariness of 'shoulds'
9. Anger Treatment 103: Seeing the machine
10. Anger Treatment 104: The empathy solution
11. Getting past unfairness
12. Respect: A closer look
13. Recap and conclusion

""As a clinical psychologist, I can honestly say this is the finest book on anger I have ever explored.” "This is such a good book — I have started recommending it to anyone who is struggling with being angry. It is easy to read, non-judgmental, and helpful.” "A potentially life-changing book, reading this really challenged some ideas I had about anger, and human emotion in general.”"
- Reader praise for The Anger Fallacy

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