Introduction 1 BEGINNINGS Even the Saints Learning Let Freedom Ring Victims of Victims Two Big Blocks One Smaller Block 2 PERVERSIONS Putting It Down Putting It Off Putting It On Diluting It Freezing It 3 TWISTING IT: THE ASSORTED POISONS Anxiety Depression Guilt, Overeating, Self-Imposed Starvation No Sleep and Sleep Sleep Tomorrow and Tomorrow: Chronic Anticipation, Obsessive Ruminating, Peculiar Thoughts Traps: Obsessions, Compulsions, Phobias "No, No, No! A Thousand Times No!" -- Denial Self-Sabotage Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, and the Blood Pressure Goes Up, Up, Up Talk, Talk, Talk, and No Talk Let's Pretend: Imitations of Anger Bullying Supersweet Talk Blatant Blasting Overworking, Oversexing, Overexercising Savers Subtle Sabotage "I'm with You" Half-Poisons "Don't Worry About Me" Easy Talk Auto Poison Telling the Truth Spread It Around "Someone Dies" Always Tired Joking and Boring Phony Peace "I'm So Sick" Forevermore Poison Poisons: Drugs Juice-Stewing Slush-Fund Explosions Short Circuits 4 UNTWISTING: PROPHYLAXIS AND ANTIDOTES What Is It? Black and White Feel and Tell Timing Who Anger Doesn't Kill Drop Dead! Forgive and Forget With or Without Justice Appropriate and Inappropriate By the Sex By Age Warm, Cold, and In-Between All or Nothing The Big Blow-Up To Be Angry and to Be Mad While the Storm Blows Angry Psychiatrists 5 TAKING A CHANCE ON ANGER Questions