Highly recommended for High School students
I agree with the cab driver. Many helpful aspects of anger are touched upon and very clearly presented including:
- the various "sideways" expressions of anger (passive aggressiveness) including, lateness, teeth grinding, and whining
- how depression is the result of unexpressed/interrupted grief
- how oppressors/survivalists "divide and control" by pitting people against each other causing "lateral/horizontal" damage
Interesting quotes from children include (ex: People are violent because they don't understand each other; they don't handle things with words; they feel bad about themselves, etc..)
An Alderian exercise is included [draw an early memory of shame and fill in the blacks: That day I learned I am _____, Life is _____, etc]
With its dramatic title, visual aids on the physiology of stress and fun metaphorical examples, this would make an excellent social studies high school text. I wish I knew this stuff back then.
"All men should strive to learn before they die - what they are running from, and to, and why." James Thurber (opening quote for Chap 6)
Boring
This book was at best mediocre. I would not recommend it to anyone who is looking for genuine help with anger. Some sections were decent, but overall I would not purchase this book. There were too many weak sections that sounded like mumbo jumbo.
Very insightful, would recomened
As a cab driver I found this very illuminating, I understand my self as well as my passangers much better. I understand my rage and predjudices.
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