Healing the Angry Brain: How Understanding the Way Your Brain Works Can Help You Control and Anger and Aggression

Do you find yourself: • Becoming so angry you have trouble thinking? • Acting impulsively during angry outbursts? • Getting so mad that you feel out of control of your actions? If these strong, sudden bursts of anger sound all too familiar, you know the impact they have over your life. Over time, these responses can actually hard-wire our brains to respond angrily in situations that normally wouldn’t cause us to lose our cool. These anger pathways in the brain can eventually disrupt your work, strain your relationships, and even damage your health. Written by anger management expert Ronald Potter-Efron, __Healing the Angry Brain__ can help you short-circuit the anger cycle and learn to calmly handle even the most stressful interactions. You will learn which areas of your brain are causing your reactions and discover how to take control of your emotions by rewiring your brain for greater patience and perspective. This fascinating, scientific approach to anger management will yield long-term results, helping you develop greater empathy and put effective conflict resolution skills into practice for years to come. Introduction Brain basics The emotional brain The angry brain The causes of an angry brain Uncorrected proof You can change your brain Recognizing unconscious anger activation Avoiding conscious bad choices Developing empathy Further study Appendix Medications that may help with anger References. In Healing the Angry Brain, bestselling author Ronald Potter-Efron explains how the brain is wired for anger and how readers with anger management problems can short-circuit angry reactions to reduce outbursts and communicate more effectively with others. Explains how anger builds neural pathways in the human brain and offers advice for controllings outbursts, reducing stress, and fostering conflict resolution solutions that can lead to improved mental and physical health