From the Book - 1st Da Capo Press ed.
Chapter 1. Anger: The Real Story
Why Everyone Tries to Avoid Anger
Chapter 2. Rage: The Real Culprit
How to Tell the Difference between Anger and Rage
The Five Things People Do When They Think They Are Expressing Healthy Discontent
Chapter 3. Emotional Regression: The Secret Behind Anger and Rage
Emotional Regression: A "Present-Person/People Eraser"
Three Directions of Relationships and Regression
Other Potential Regressors
Preconditions for Regression
Chapter 4. Passivity: The Hidden Producer of Rage
Two Types of Adult Passivity
Three Types of Passivity in Children
How to Identify Passivity in Yourself
Signs of Problems with Passivity
Fear of the Word Passivity
Solution and Cures for Passivity
Chapter 5. The Detour Method: The Only Tool You Need
How TDM Identifies and Works with the Causes of Regression
The Six Questions in TDM Process
The Detour Method and Boundaries, Limits, Anger, and Rage
Why TDM Will Work for You
What Happens When the Detour Is Not Taken
Chapter 6. Doing What It Takes to Come Out of Anger, Rage, and Regression
Five Keys to Bring You Back to the Present Moment
Anger Work You Can Do at Home or in the Office
Emotional Release and Discharge
Other Ways to Discharge and Release
Chapter 7. Dropping the Anger and Rage and Becoming Compassionately Assertive
The Compassionate Assertive Constitution
Completing the Four Compassionate Assertive Statements
The 5+5+5 Exercise for Increasing Clarity and Compassionate Assertiveness
Chapter 8. Anger and Emotional Intelligence
How to Contact the Author
Further Suggested Reading
