Controla tus emociones

The June 2006 edition of the Archives of General Psychiatry reported that some 7 percent of American adults-as many as 16 million individuals-may suffer from a problem called intermittent explosive disorder (IED) at some time during their lives. This disorder involves episodes of rage so intense that relationships, jobs, property, and even lives can be lost in a single outburst. IED sufferers often report that they even lose conscious awareness of their behavior during these episodes. Obviously, anyone who is stricken with diagnosable IED or even subclincial fits of rage needs help, and they need it as soon as possible. This book, from renowned anger expert Ronald Potter-Efron, offers exactly that. Unique in its genre, this much-needed book breaks down rage generally into three types: survival, impotent, and abandonment or rejection rage. In the first type, the angry individual's behavior is triggered by a sense of danger or threat; in the second, by a feeling of helplessness; and the third type is triggered by a fear of losing a cherished relationship. After a brief discussion the brain and how it functions during moments of extreme emotion, the book turns to the task of putting rage in check. In classic Potter-Efron style, the book places the responsibility for control squarely on the shoulders of the angry individual. There is no room in this dangerous situation for "whys" and "becauses." Instead, you get no-nonsense approach to getting rage under control once and for all.