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[It's good to control anger because anger makes you tense and makes you hurt more. The model is:] An event->negative thoughts->emotional, physical, and behavioral response associated with anger->feeds back into negative thoughts and anger....
You may have noticed that your pain seems worse when you get really angry.....
Otis, John D., "Managing Chronic Pain: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach: Therapist's Guide", Oxford University Press, 2007, 65-7
[Use physical strategies to relaxation strategies to avoid anger. Use cognitive strategies. Consider the feelings of others--do you know what they're feeling? Are you angry about this or something else? Use humor. Cognitive-restructure; automatic thoughts, traps, errors, negative thoughts. Then respond assertively.] <....
Otis, John D., "Managing Chronic Pain: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach", Oxford University Press, 2007, 68-70
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