How to Control Your Anger Before It Controls You by Ellis, Albert -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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ALSO BY DR. ALBERT ELLIS Title Page Dedication Epigraph Table of Contents Foreword Preface - Can You Unangrily Deal With Your Anger? 1 - The Grim Costs of Anger

ANGER DESTROYS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ANGER DISRUPTS WORK RELATIONSHIPS MAKING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS WORSE ANGER SPARKS AGGRESSION ANGER MAY LEAD TO HEART DISEASE ANGER AND PERSONAL DISTRESS ARE YOU SUFFERING THE COSTS OF ANGER?

2 - Myths About How to Deal With Your Anger

3 - REBT and the ABC’s of Anger 4 - Rational and Irrational Aspects of Anger 5 - Discovering Your Rage-Creating Beliefs

IRRATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND APPROVAL MUSTS IRRATIONAL MUSTS ABOUT OTHERS IRRATIONAL MUSTS ABOUT LIFE CONDITIONS

6 - Special Insights Into Your Self-Angering Beliefs 7 - Disputing Your Self-Angering Beliefs

THE REBT SELF-HELP FORM

8 - More Ways of Thinking Yourself Out of Your Anger 9 - Feeling Your Way Out of Your Anger 10 - Acting Your Way Out of Your Anger 11 - Learning to Relax

PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION ADDING RATIONAL COPING STATEMENTS USING YOUR SKILLS IN ANGER-AROUSING SITUATIONS

12 - Still More Ways of Thinking Yourself Out of Your Anger

USING THE DISPUTING IRRATIONAL BELIEFS (DIBS) EXERCISE USING REFERENTING OR HIGHLIGHTING THE COSTS OF SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIORS USING PARADOXICAL INTENTION THE USE OF HUMOR REDUCING ANGER IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

13 - Additional Ways of Reducing Your Anger

REVIEW THE PRACTICAL RESULTS OF ANGER INCREASING FRUSTRATION TOLERANCE ATTACKING NARCISSISM AND GRANDIOSITY AWARENESS OF THE HARM OF ANGER AND VIOLENCE CHALLENGING ANGRY ATTRIBUTIONS REDUCING YOUR FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY AVOIDANCE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL A PHILOSOPHY OF FALLIBILITY CURBING RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION RECOGNIZING THE IRONY OF HATRED ACQUIRING HUMANISTIC VALUES REALIZING THE PAIN OF YOUR OPPONENTS ENHANCING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS COOPERATIVE OUTLOOK WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

14 - Accepting Yourself With Your Anger 15 Appendix - REBT Self-Help Form Selected References About the Authors Copyright Page Notes