The healing power of anger by John R. Rifkin

Book review - How can this book help you

This book deals with the issue of anger.
It is a practical book for understanding anger as a valuable part of the human emotional experience.
The author shares an easy roadmap of the key emotions that drive our lifes.
The book will help those trapped in anger, sadness or fear.
Learn techniques for achieving greater emotional well-being..
This book contains life examples.
Learn the stop, drop and roll system.

This book will show you that anger has the power to help you to heal the injuries both from your childhood as well as those that you currently experience in your life.

It will l help you to understand the diffence between short and long-term psychotherapy, what the goals of each are, and how to accomplish those goals.The book offers three-step system that is the version of cognitive behavioral therapy. The system is called stop, drop and roll because it's what you must do to put out the fire of sydfunctional uses of anger.

You will learn :

what anger is
what emotional intimacy is and what true love is all about..
How our families of origin impact our intimate relationships
techniques to reduce distortions to communication caused by the eraly injuries
the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviors .

About the author

Dr. John Rifkin is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Boulder, Colorado. He has more than two decades of private practice experience. He is an honored recipient of the Colorado Psychological Association's President's Special Award for Service. He lectures on a wide variety of mental health topics, including issues relating to anger, power, and intimacy.

Excerpts from the book

"Here is an example of how the Stop, Drop and Rol process worked for me. When I was in my twenties, I was struggling with depression and anxiety. I was also a pretty good handball player. I signed up to play in a tournament al thought I struggled somewhat with anxiety about performing well in it. Unfortunately, I lost a match to another pretty good payer, even though I'd felt ahta I should have been able to beat him.

Afterwards, as I left the gymnasium, I noticed that i was starting to get depressed, I felt back, sinking feeling in my chest and I was thinking negative thoughts. When I noticed this, I was able to sort of emotionally back up. I took a time out and looked at what had happened. My usual response would have been to spend several hours in a dour depressed state. Since it was a Friday, it could have fuinded my whole weekend. Instead, I was able to realize that losing the match was not the end of the wourdl and wouldn't;t destroy my weekend. Later, I called my opponent and arranged for a non-tournament rematch and I won"

The Healing Power of Anger: The Unexpected Path to Love and Fulfillment book by John R. Rifkin , Ph.D . Page 32

" Anger and mood disiorders: Anger plays a central role in major depression and in all depressive behavior. Therapist define depression as anger turned against the self, combined with a sense of hopelessness or helplessness. You can see this in some of the classic depressive thoughts like "I don't deserve anuthing good in my life" or " Iam worthless". If you look closely, yo can see the directed anger contained in theses thoughts. When depressive thoughts are said out loud, as if they were said to some none else, you can see how angry they sound. The thoughts become: you don't deserve anything good in life and you are worthless. Those are mean an angry things to say to someone.."

The Healing Power of Anger: The Unexpected Path to Love and Fulfillment book by John R. Rifkin , Ph.D . Page 101

This is a practical book that can help anybody to face life with new courage and enthusiasm. Order this it now!:

Product Details :

Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: Paraview Special Editions; Special edition (November 1, 2004)
Language: English

Editorial Reviews

Conventional wisdom views anger as red-hot yelling and screaming, a force to be feared and repressed. But psychotherapist John Rifkin views anger in a revolutionary way -- as the natural energy created to heal one's emotional injuries. John Rifkin explains how to identify dysfunctional uses of anger so that readers can "unbend" it and become empowered and self-nurturing. To do so, he explains his Stop, Drop, and Roll system, which he's used with clients for more than 20 years. In addition, John Rifkin explores the childhood roots of anger, the spectrum of angry behavior, how anger can be a gift to a relationship, and ice-cold passive-aggressive anger.

From the Inside Flap: Dr. John Rifkin has crafted a profound yet easy-to-understand roadmap of the key emotions that drive our lives. This is a ‘must-read’ for people trapped in the whirlpool of anger, sadness, or fear. The take-home value is immediate." - Jim Warner, author of Aspirations of Greatness: Mapping the Midlife Leader’s Reconnection to Self and Soul

A gifted psychotherapist, tells us how we can lead happier lives not by stifling our anger but rather by using it constructively. In his straightforward, down-to-earth style, he shares with us easy-to-learn techniques for achieving greater emotional well-being." - Evelyn Bassoff, Ph.D., author of Mothers and Daughters: Loving and Letting Go