Anger Is Not a Four Letter Word: A Guide to Using Your Anger Instead of Suppressing It

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Johnny Mahaffey

Anger Is Not a Four Letter Word

Name: Anger Is Not a Four Letter Word
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ISBN: 9798295657177

A Guide to Using Your Anger Instead of Suppressing It

Johnny Mahaffey

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English

Gabrit Media
27 February 2026

Psychology; Coping with personal problems; Family & relationships; Self-help & personal development

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In Anger Is Not a Four-Letter Word, Johnny Mahaffey dismantles the cultural myth that anger is a flaw to suppress or a force to fear. Drawing from lived experience-including a past shaped by violence, incarceration, and court-mandated programming-alongside rigorous engagement with the DSM-5-TR and modern psychological research, Mahaffey delivers something rare: a framework that is both clinically grounded and brutally honest.

This is not another shallow workbook about counting to ten.

It is a structured, evidence-informed curriculum built to work in real environments-homes, classrooms, treatment programs, and correctional facilities. Through neuroscience, behavioral science, attachment theory, and practical skill-building, readers learn how anger actually functions in the brain and body, why suppression and explosion both fail, and how to transform anger from a destructive force into actionable data.

Inside, you will learn how to:

Understand the neurobiology of anger and ""amygdala hijack"" Identify your personal anger style and its origins Decode the hidden emotions beneath anger Regulate your nervous system in high-intensity moments Communicate assertively without aggression Set boundaries without destroying relationships Distinguish righteous anger from reactive escalation

Mahaffey does not excuse harmful behavior-but he refuses to reduce human beings to it. Anger is not evil. It is not a diagnosis. It is not a character verdict.

It is information.

Whether you are court-ordered to anger management, struggling privately with explosive reactions or silent resentment, or simply seeking a more disciplined relationship with emotion, this book offers a direct, structured path forward.

Anger is not the enemy.

Misunderstanding it is.

By: Johnny Mahaffey
Imprint: Gabrit Media
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9798295657177
Pages: 292
Publication Date: 27 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active