1994
A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.
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Dr Claudia Black describes aspects of anger and the connection to addiction.
Do you struggle with anger? Is it hurting your relationships and holding you back from living the life you want? This book offers powerful, proven-effective dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) skills to help you understand and manage anger before it gets the better of you.
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Anger is a tool for change when it challenges us to become more of an expert on the self and less of an expert on others.
Anger is inevitable when our lives consist of giving in and going along; when we assume responsibility for other people’s feelings and reactions; when we relinquish our primary responsibility to proceed with our own growth and ensure the quality of our own lives; when we behave as if having a...
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Feeling angry signals a problem, venting anger does not solve it. Venting anger may serve to maintain, and even rigidify, the old rules and patterns in a relationship, thus ensuring that change does not occur.
Letting go of anger and hate requires us to give up the hope for a different past, along with the hope of a fantasized future. What we gain is a life more in the present, where we are not mired in prolonged anger and resentment that doesn’t serve us.
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Fred Luskin explains how anger and other emotions can, in particular forms, have benefit in our lives.
Racism. The belief in the inherent superiority of one race over all others and thereby the right to dominance, manifest and implied.
Never take anything personally. It's easy to be on the defensive because many of us live our lives in fear. Choose love over fear. Ask for healthy competition.
Anger is something we feel. It exists for a reason and always deserves our respect and attention. We all have a right to everything we feel—and certainly our anger is no exception. "Anger is a signal and one worth listening to," writes Dr.
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