Instant Anger Management is a small book packed with a lot of information. Each section of the book focuses on a different aspect of anger - what it is, how to effectively manage it, how to effectively deal with someone who is angry, etc. It was interesting to read that anger can in fact become a habit, can be a reaction to fear or sadness and to read about effect ways of communicating feelings of anger. It is a very short book, with each tip being shared in a clear and concise way. As each tip is based in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, it is helpful and applicable to day to day life. The reader is able to take a small action or two from each tip and begin implementing it right away. However, as each tip has such a short explanation, I feel this book is an excellent starting point, but do not think it has enough information about each tip to be fully effective on its own. But it is an excellent way to discover things that may work for you or your loved ones, and then explore those things more fully through additional resources. I also found it helpful that while it covers some basic tips such as journaling, breathing techniques and eating regularly, it also moves into examples of effective ways of communicating your feelings, simple and clear explanations of anger and the feelings that usually underly it (such as fear, sadness, embarrassment) and ways to shift your perspective. It also gives excellent examples of how to communicate (even with exact things you can say) in an effective and healthy manner when you or someone you love is angry. It is overall a very helpful resource, and one that would be a great addition to the shelves of anyone interested in emotions and how to deal with them.

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This book was truly helpful and will wonderful techniques in not just managing your own anger, but helping someone else with managing their own. It helps break down how manage works, so you have a better understanding. From there, you can work on your frustration and positively expressing yourself. The book also outlines how to take care of yourself, which are all very important. Eating well, sleeping well, meditating, etc, are ll examples. There's also better communication and having a positive outlook on life and yourself.
Overall, there's not too much completely new in this book, but there's still some things that I can put into practice and I can definitely use for my daughter and any rough patches I may have with myself.
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This is an extremely simplified rundown of anger management. If you have already done some research on anger management, you probably won't learn a lot, but there are definitely still details that are helpful to learn either for the first time or to be told again. I appreciated the reminders that I know I know, but tend to forget anyway. I love getting factual information that lends itself to explaining human nature and why people do the things they do. There were many statements in this book that gave me some information and that stood out to me.

All in all, this book had interesting pieces to it, but I didn't feel like I would actually take the info and personally apply it. I made it almost all the way through before I decided that it just wasn't for me to finish.

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This was a quick and simple read. If you have already learned about the basics of handling your personal anger as well as communicating with a person having big emotions using CBT strategies, you probably won’t learn much new from this book. However, I did glean some useful information and the book offered some great reminders in the power of acknowledging another’s experience, even if I don’t agree with it.

I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. The opinions are my own.

Anger is a common emotion felt by all people. Especially today, with the turmoil that everyone has experienced within the past year, anger is a common emotion expressed by all. It’s not usually the big things that are the tipping point to anger. Often, it may be the little, tiny things that lead to excessive anger episodes. This book attempts to show the reader how to cope with anger and how to control your anger. Part 1 examines how anger works. Part 2 details how to take care of yourself including: improving sleep, eating well, breathing deeply, engaging in mindfulness, using journaling, and learning progressive muscle relaxation. Part 3 is working on building frustration tolerance. Some skills targeted in this part of the book include: not letting things affect you personally, letting go of some responsibility, accepting yourself, and forgiving others. Part 4 of the book works on improving your ability to be positive and how to change the way that you talk to yourself. Part 5 targets improved expressive communication. This book will help the reader learn how to manage anger in a healthy way. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Many thanks to author Aaron Karmin, New Harbinger Publications and NetGally for an ARC of this book. This is my honest opinion.

Anger management is a very serious issue!

I you suffer from anger issues or any other emotional problem which affects your ability to function well, you should seek professional help.

Having said that, this book suggests some good exercises to promote a healthy and balanced sense of wellbeing, calming methods and tips to better self-awareness.

As far as self help books go, this book was good. It had a good overview of the topic, and some good suggestions. It would not, in my opinion, be an effective tool in itself, but quite useful along with professional therapy.

This is a an easy to read how-to book for managing and expressing your anger. You can easily turn to any page and read a tip that will support you in that moment with your anger. The CBT strategies are simple to understand and the self-care tips included support this. Feelings of anger are part of being human and understanding and accepting this will bring us all closer to accepting ourselves in all our human glory and discomfort.

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I have had some experience with CBT therapy in my personal life, so I was very interested in reading this book to discover more strategies for dealing with anger, and I think that the author really delivered on showing how to express anger in many different healthy ways. The author touched upon relaxation and meditation techniques, including a very descriptive and easy to follow section on breathing exercises and progressive muscle relaxation techniques. I also think it's focus on empathy and communication were also very helpful to me, and in some ways the book simulates role playing exercises used in CBT therapy because it gives many different examples of what you can say and how you can respond to defuse the anger of other people and within yourself. There's also a wonderful focus on self care as a preventative measure against anger. This book had me thinking in new ways about my emotions, and I know that I will be implementing many of the suggestions of the book next time I feel angry or I come into contact with someone feeling that way. This book can be such a great help to so many people. I really felt like the author was knowledgeable about this specific branch of therapy and seemed to have expert and practiced recommendations on this subject.

I received an uncorrected proof by Net Galley in exchange for an honest review, the book is subject to change so any quotations may not be included in the final publication.

Reading the synopsis, I felt completely intrigued by this book! As a person with borderline personality disorder, I wanted to learn more about CBT therapy, ways to better manage my own anger and how to express myself better.

The book was split into five parts which included learning how anger works, the importance of taking care of yourself, building a frustration tolerance, maintaining a positive outlook, and how to express yourself.

The book started off by discussing the minor things that can build up and cause anger but a quote I felt struck a chord within the first pages was on “The key to our experience of emotion is our interpretation of events - not the event themselves”. Quotes could be subject to change but the book focuses on the importance of how people perceive things and how this can impact anger.

I feel like this book would be helpful for people on both sides of the coin that deal with managing their own anger or are close to someone that struggles to manage their anger. It is definitely a great book for people that are on any level to learn ways to begin managing or improve how they manage their anger.

There were topics and discussion on areas that I’ve previously incorporated into managing my anger but this book helped me to improve on what I already know! I plan on incorporating many of the tips and ideas on how to manage anger into my daily life and I genuinely think this book could help a lot of people!

A solid book with actionable steps to take to help with anger management both in the moment and long term. Very accessible and clearly written.

Great explanations and easy workbook to aid client's with anger in addition to receiving therapy from a trained clinician

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This book was informative and helpful.