How to Manage Anger in a Healthy Way: A Guide by Gary Chapman, Ph.D.

bigboy: Does what it supuró do and bought for

United Kingdom on Mar 27, 2021

richard pinilla: It came in perfect condition. I have read about four chapters now and it is an eye-opener. If you are dealing with anger issues this is the book to buy. It's not boring, the author uses everyday examples and scenarios, the author uses a biblical perspective which only adds to the effectiveness of the book. I personally thing that the strategies within it, if learned and implemented, will definitely help you not to hurt others and yourself. I have identified many wrong things in my though process thanks to the book. I recommend it. You will not be disappointed.

United States on Sep 13, 2020

Maggie Kitchens: Lots of good ideas, but the scenarios are a little unrealistic if you are a person dealing with anger, who is also in a relationship with someone who has an unhealthy way of dealing with anger. The book often portrays one partner in a relationship with anger and sometimes other issues, while the other partner calmly listens and understands. I would have liked more information on how to deal with it in the context of a romantic relationship where both people are struggling, since often one person's angry outburst causes an angry reaction in the other, and this can continue in a long-term cause/effect spiral. Overall though, it certainly didn't hurt me to read it, and at least gave me some perspective on myself.

United States on Mar 04, 2016

Tatiana: I had recently bought this book because I found myself that I am not handling my anger in healthy manner. Now when I am mom I want to be great example for my children and that's why I need to improve myself in this area. This book is great , I really does teach you how to handle your anger in constructive ways. It gives you a lot of examples and also some exercises.
First, when I started to read it ( a couple pages) I did not like it because the author wrote this book in Christian 's way.There are a lot of examples from Bible. But now it all makes sense to me! I am almost done reading it and I love it.
I would strongly recommend it this book to all parents unless you are not believer of God because you may not like it what I already mention above.
Anyways, we as parents should be thrilled to raise our children in healthy ways, which means that we need to improves our life's and awareness because children are like monkeys... What monkey see that's what money do.
Ps: Gary Chapman is the author of famous book 5 love languages which I absolutely love and also he wrote 5 love languages for children. It's worth to read it!

United States on Jan 06, 2016

Jill B: great thank u

Canada on Nov 27, 2015

Amazon Customer: Interesting book written from a distinctive perspective which I have found useful. Have suggested to others.

United Kingdom on Sep 06, 2014

Rev. Kevin W. Earley: I have come across so many people who believe it's wrong and sinful to become angry. So they call it different things, but it's still anger. While I already knew and accepted the idea that anger is a God-given emotion, one of the biggest things I took away from the book is the idea that our ability to get angry is linked to the fact that we are created in the image of God. When we perceive injustice or wrong doing, which may or may not be real legitatmate injustice, we get angry. This anger is purposed to spur us to do positive things. The second major thing I took from the book is the idea that it doesn't matter whether you throw a bomb on a building from the outside or you set a bomb off from the inside of a building, in both situations the building is destroyed. Similarly, when we mishandle anger by exploding (yelling, screaming, fighting, etc.) or imploding (deny we're angry, become passive aggressive, etc.) it can harm us and other people around us. Alternatively, Chapman encourages us to deal directly with the things that make us upset, even when doing so is outside our natural tendencies. I recommend this book for adults and young people.

United States on Feb 09, 2014

elanor: A really useful book dealing with the issue of anger in a helpful and practical way: I also liked the 1-page summary at the end of chapters: I heartily recommend the book (I read it on my Kindle), especially to anyone that has struggled with anger, whether explosively or 'internally'.

United Kingdom on Jul 17, 2013

Brad Boschman: We are using this as the basis for a six-week mens book study on this all important topic. It's hard enough getting guys to read, so the easy-to-read nature of the book is extremely helpful.

Canada on May 01, 2013

Tweety: In this wonderful book on anger, Gary Chapman provides information and practical steps to give us a complete view of what anger is and how we should deal with it in our lives. We all face the emotion of anger, and he challenges us to determine if our anger is distorted or valid. If we have a valid reason to be angry, what do we do with it? He gives steps to help us decide if God wants us to do more than acknowledge we are angry and then let it go to God. We can choose that to help the person we are angry with we might need to lovingly confront them. In the process we decide what will actually help and not hurt this person. In doing so, we break old habits of not realizing our own anger, letting it eat at us, and either exploding or stuffing it deeper to cause problems later. A very good and practical guide for anyone to study individually or as a group, a family, a bible study, or a Sunday school class.

United States on Apr 29, 2012