Guest guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Rob, You have probably already seen this, but there is a workbook that takes you through the history and effective response to this strong tendency called ACT on Life and not on Anger by Eifert, McKay, and Forsyth (2006) http://www.amazon.com/Act-Life-Not-Anger-Acceptance/dp/1572244402 .. and costs about $13 or so after mailing. Sounds like you are doing some very effective things already. To get better at the acceptance skill you have to practice it. That’s why these workbooks are good. I know you didn’t say this was what you were doing, but if the only time you practice accepting anger (or accepting anything you don’t particularly like) is when you are close to “losing it,” you are handicapping your effort because that is the time you are most likely to support (reinforce the escape response) by aggressively attempting to force things to be better. You apparently are staying in touch with your values and this is a large part of the experience. Good luck with this practice. Ivancic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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