Anger Management

Years ago my second husband was sentenced to anger management classes. Some people who knew him felt that he was a calmer individual. I, on the other hand, have never really had much faith in such classes. A person has to admit to anger issues and commit to overcoming them before they are going to derive any benefit from this sort of counseling.

The news seems to bear this out:

In April, a 20-year-old man, in San Diego, was charged with killing his teenaged girlfriend by stabbing her over 100 times. The police arrested him later that day at his anger management class. Hmmmm? Think that counselor needs a little further training?

Then, we have the story of a reverend in Gary, Indiana, who had been teaching anger management classes for accused criminals over the course of several years. In July, the good reverend was arrested and charged with beating his wife. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds as though the students were teaching the teacher.

I know that anger out of control is no laughing matter, believe me. But, really, how effective are these classes and is it really possible to retrain angry behavior?

What do you think?

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