Book description
We can all get angry from time to time but when it gets out of hand
it can have a serious impact on many aspects of our lives. As well as
having an impact on our physical and mental health and our ability to
engage in healthy relationships, it can also potentially have an
enormous impact on society. The media is rife with stories of domestic
violence, tragic stories of shaken babies, road-rage incidents and bullying.
Mounting evidence suggests that all this anger can be harmful to
us in a number of different ways. As well as the enormously damaging
impact chronic anger can have on our relationships with other people,
it is being linked to health problems such as cardiovascular disease
and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and mental illnesses such as
depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
This invaluable self-help guide will enable the reader to
recognise their personal anger problems, gain an understanding of what
lies behind their anger, and use techniques based on Compassion
Focused Therapy (CFT) to deal with their anger more effectively.
CFT was initially developed by Professor Paul Gilbert, author
of The Compassionate Mind, to treat those with high levels of
self-criticism. It uses the proven, research-based techniques of CBT
and other therapies with a special focus on the importance of
developing inner compassion, in order to alleviate feelings of shame,
develop a more balanced outlook and promote resilience. It
incorporates elements of mindfulness and Tibetan Buddhism with recent
research on human development and studies of the brain. It is
increasingly used to treat a wide range of emotional and psychological
problems including depression, overeating, shyness, trauma, anxiety
and anger.
