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The Anger Workbook: A 13-Step Interactive Plan to Help You... (Minirth-Meier Clinic Series)

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It is written in an easy to read doctor patient conversations with Bibical scriptures laced through to help you develope a relationship with your God (higher power). Other than your scriptures this a must read for us all, from those who hold frustrations, panic, depression, as well as those who are volitle. We can lean about all and how to bring them under control. Most importantly, it distinguishes between feeling angry and sinning, anger by itself is not a sin. What a releaf! I cannot recommend it enough I am buying lots for xmas and we're doing a family read time chapter a day. For those of us who get SICK and hold it all in, it is truely a spriitual and physical release!

Readers who are not Christian or do not identify their sin nature with their internal problems (i.e. depression and anger) will not like nor appreciate this book. I, as a Biblical Christian, appreciate the Biblical and godly approach taken to meet the needs of those who struggle with anger and its many forms. I would recommend this book to Christians and to non-Christians who are open to accepting Christ and the Holy Spirit's work in their life, as they seek God's guidance in managing their anger. If a person reading this book is not a Bible-believing Christian or open to that belief, this book is probably not for him/her.

This book changed the way i veiw anger. Yes, i am a bible believing Christian and this book does use the bible as a source of reference. I learned so much about my anger and the anger of others. It encouraged me and gave me tools to work with to choose to control my anger. I can't wait to read their next book! I also understand how to respond better to angry people. It is a real eye opener!

I purchased this book quite a few years ago. That was the beginning of learning to control my anger. Note I use the word control, not eliminate my anger. I finally learned why I get angry and react the way I do. I learned anger is not a bad thing--it's just the way you express it that can cause you such hardship. I really appreciate the Christian perspective this book offers. It has blessed me to use the information in this book. It has been about 6 years since I read the book and I can honestly tell you the information, counseling, and techniques really have worked. I highly recommend this book for anyone struggling with anger. There is hope to learn about it, understand why you do it, thus having control of it rather than it having control of you.

I turned to the Minirth-Meier series due to familiarity with them. I intentionally chose a book by Christian counselors. While even for me the book was a bit trite at times, its ability to force me into self-examination was very helpful. Through examples, questions and "Do you react in the following ways" type checklists I was able to see myself more clearly, and see the damage I was doing to my family. It helped me identify my emotional "triggers" and find realistic ways to manage and forsee situations that might set me off. Contrary to other reviews, I would not characterize the approach as simply "give it over to God". No, Carter and Minirth squarely placed the responsibility for change at my feet where it belongs, and helped me to see how to begin making the change.

This book is especially helpful to those who are trying to follow (or find) Christ and work through their anger. As for the reviewers who say there is no warning about it being Christian, Amazon says this: "From doctors nationally known in the field of Christian counseling" right in their editorial review. This book helped me through some very harsh anger problems and is a great tool to have. Highly Recommended!

I worked my way through this workbook 10 years ago and it completely changed my life and my marriage. I had some real anger and acting-out problems; and this book was a huge part of the solution.

This God-centered treatment book has real and lasting solutions. Definitely worth the money!

I am a Christian, and I found this book to be very helpful. It touches some personal areas that I wasn't aware of, and it has helped me enormously. I feel like I have a handle on my anger (with God help of course...)now. I recommend this to any Christian who needs it, and I'm sorry if this book offended those of you who aren't Christians. I think it has great basics covered, so even if you aren't a Christian I think it would help.

The book does have many religious concepts and examples, which can be taken from this book as one of many approaches to dealing with your problems. But this book offers much more than religious answers. I wouldn't say that this book was a life altering experience that has remedied all my ills, but there is a wealth of knowledge for understanding your emotions and building a personal strategy for dealing with the world more productively. Even excluding the religious passages, the book still accomplishes this. I recommend this book to anyone that has ever been angry or angered someone else. Everybody should read this.

This book, if taken with a sincere desire to resolve anger and a heart to hear God, will walk you through the tough steps in a very understandable manner. The workbook can take over 40 hours to complete. The exercises are thoughtful and relevant. Be ready to increase your toolbox of ways to understand and manage anger!