Introduction I. Five Steps to Change in Your Relationship 1. Understanding and Confronting Anger: The Promise of Change 2. Recognizing How Anger Is Pulling Your Strings 3. Creating New Boundaries-Expecting New Behavior 4. Identifying the Thinking Patterns That Keep You Stuck 5. Taking New Actions and Getting Better Outcomes II. Overcoming the Different ""Faces"" of Anger 6. Loud, Impatient, and ""Over the Top"": Confronting Hostility 7. When Words Do Hurt: Rejecting Sarcasm and Verbal Abuse 8. Threats and Beyond: Staying Off the Slippery Slope of Physical Abuse 9. Passive Anger: What to Do When It Seems Harmless but Feels Harmful III. Making Boundaries Stick 10. Coping with the Expected and Preparing for the Unknown Appendix: Daily Log Suggested Resources
