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This anger workbook is unique. It is the official guide for Pathways to Peace, a program which provides self-help anger management and violence prevention instruction for individuals and communities.

Anger is a drug which often turns into a full-blown addiction. This pattern of anger abuse is reinforced socially. People learn to abuse anger from the examples of parents, peers, the media. The book helps people to un-learn these destructive patterns. It shows chronically angry people how to replace their anger habit with peaceful alternatives and respond to their anger triggers in non-violent ways.

This workbook will help the reader:
—Discover how he learned his or her anger pattern
—Find new, nonviolent ways to experience personal power
—Learn to change abusive and violent behaviors
—Focus on values and goals that support a nonviolent rage-free lifestyle
—Identify and change negative attitudes and beliefs that keep a person stuck
—Avoid relapsing back into angry behavior
—Maintain recovery from chronic anger and rage

The workbook is easy to understand. Each of the eighteen chapters includes personal stories and questions for the reader.

ISBN-13: 9780897934176

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Publication Date: 06-05-2003

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

William Fleeman, founder and director of the Pathways to Peace self-help program for anger management and violence prevention, presents trainings on anger management and trains counselors in Introduction to Pathways to Peace programs. Pathways to Peace peer facilitated groups are popular in New York, Ohio, and Canada, and are spreading to the rest of the US. The author also designs and markets alcoholism and substance abuse home study courses for chemical dependency counselors throughout the US and Canada. Fleeman's courses have been approved by the Navy for use by Navy and Marine Corp chemical dependency counselors at bases throughout the world. He lives in Cassadaga, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
How Long Will It Take to Complete the Workbook? 1
How Long Will It Take to Heal from Anger and Rage? 2
The Problem 2
Pathways to Peace: A Solution 2
A Message to the Person Struggling to Change 2
Part I Understand the Problem 5
Chapter 1 The Self-Assessment Process 6
Lesson 1 Pathways to Peace Founder's Story 6
Lesson 2 The Importance of Self-Honesty 18
Lesson 3 Writing Your Story 20
My Story 21
Lesson 4 Self-Test 29
Anti-Violence Self-Agreement 30
Chapter 2 Understand the Nature of Anger, Rage, and Violence 31
Lesson 1 Normal Anger vs. Problem or Addictive Anger 31
Lesson 2 What Is Violence? 34
Lesson 3 How Anger Is Like a Drug 36
Lesson 4 Excessive Anger as Learned Behavior 37
Lesson 5 Styles of Anger 39
Lesson 6 The Masks Anger Wears 40
Lesson 7 Anger and Grief 42
Lesson 8 The Roots of Anger, Rage, and Violence 45
Part II Understand the Process of Recovery 47
Chapter 3 The Eight Parts of the Whole Self 48
Lesson 1 The Biological Part 50
Lesson 2 The Environmental Part 51
Lesson 3 The Behavior (Action) Part 53
Lesson 4 The Skill Part (Learning) 54
Lesson 5 The Values/Goals Part 55
Lesson 6 The Beliefs Part 57
Lesson 7 The Mission Part 58
Lesson 8 The Spiritual Part 59
Chapter 4 The Eight Steps of the Recovery Process 61
Step 1 The Admission Step 62
Lesson 162
Step 2 Take Responsibility 64
Lesson 264
Step 3 Realize That Violence Is Never Justified 67
Lesson 367
Step 4 Learn New Ways to Feel Powerful 69
Lesson 469
Step 5 Treat People and Property with Respect 70
Lesson 570
Step 6 Change Negative Beliefs into Positive Beliefs 71
Lesson 671
Step 7 Find Your Purpose 72
Lesson 772
Step 8 Transformation 73
Lesson 873
Chapter 5 Motivate Yourself to Change 75
Lesson 1 The Motivation Script 76
Chapter 6 Understand the Anger Process Using the Niagara Falls Metaphor 82
Lesson 1 A Little Bit About the Niagara Falls 82
Lesson 2 The Niagara Falls Metaphor 85
Lesson 3 The Five Stages of the Anger Process 86
Chapter 7 Interrupt the Process 94
Lesson 1 Will You Ever Forget Your Anger Habit? 94
Lesson 2 Three Steps to Interrupt the Anger Process 96
Part III Change Your Behavior 103
Chapter 8 Basic Considerations 104
Lesson 1 Nutrition 104
Lesson 2 Sleep and Rest 105
Lesson 3 Physical Exercise 105
Lesson 4 Relaxation 106
Lesson 5 Maintain a Schedule 109
Chapter 9 Skills 111
Lesson 1 Maintain a Positive Mental Focus 111
Lesson 2 The Skills 113
Chapter 10 What to Avoid 123
Lesson 1 Avoid Alcohol and Other Drugs 123
Lesson 2 Avoid Places Where Heavy Drinking or Drug Use Takes Place 125
Lesson 3 Avoid the Use of Anabolic Steroids (Growth Drugs) 126
Lesson 4 Avoid Other People Who Have Problems with Anger and Rage 127
Lesson 5 Avoid Watching Violence in the Media 128
Lesson 6 Avoid Venting 129
Lesson 7 Avoid Guns 130
Chapter 11 Special Methods and Skills for Managing Anger 132
Anger Cues 132
Lesson 1 Deal with Stubborn Memory Cues 133
Lesson 2 Learn to Change Your Posture, Breathing, and Voice 136
Lesson 3 Recite a Brief Poem or Prayer 138
Lesson 4 Read a Joke Book or Scan a Book of Cartoons 138
Lesson 5 Aggression vs. Assertiveness 140
Lesson 6 Take a Respite 143
Lesson 7 Go to a Pathways to Peace Meeting 145
Lesson 8 Establish and Use an Empowerment Cue or an Aversion Cue 145
Part IV Change Your Mind 151
Chapter 12 Values 152
Introduction 152
Lesson 1 Values and Recovery from Your Anger Habit 153
Chapter 13 Beliefs 158
Lesson 1 Anger and Beliefs 158
Lesson 2 How to Change Beliefs About Anger That Keep You Stuck 162
Lesson 3 Acquire Positive Beliefs About Yourself, Others, and the World 165
Chapter 14 Life Mission and Spirituality 170
What Is Your Life Mission? 170
Lesson 1 How to Discover Your Life Mission 172
Lesson 2 Mission Support 174
Lesson 3 Spirituality 176
Chapter 15 Goals 180
Lesson 1 What Is a Goal? 180
Lesson 2 Recovery Goals and the Eight Parts of the Whole Self 184
Lesson 3 Set a Goal to Stop the Use of Rage and Violence 188
Chapter 16 Forgiveness 190
Lesson 1 The Importance of Forgiveness 190
Lesson 2 Forgive Others 192
Lesson 3 Forgive Yourself 194
Conclusion 196
Self-Contract 197
Conclusion 198
Appendix 1 The Pathways to Peace Self-Help Program 199
Overview: What Is Pathways to Peace? 199
The Purpose of Pathways to Peace 199
What Types of People Join Pathways to Peace? 199
The Pathways to Peace Principles 200
The Pathways to Peace Rules 203
The Pathways to Peace Mentor Program 203
Appendix 2 How You Can Start a Pathways to Peace Group in Your Area 204
First Steps in Starting a Group 204
Pathways to Peace Materials 205
Pathways to Peace Group Structure Guidelines 205
Pathways to Peace Meeting Facilitator's Guide 207
The Pathways to Peace Principles 210
The Pathways to Peace Rules 211
The Pathways to Peace Definition of Violence 212
Pathways to Peace Books, Videos, and Master Programs 213