Reviews
"Anger: Become Your Own Scientist"
A book about managing emotions
My book “Anger: Become Your Own Scientist” is a practical guide to managing emotions through the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy (CBT). As a CBT psychologist in Athens, I created this self-help tool to help the reader identify the mechanisms that trigger tension and develop new, healthy self-control strategies.
What you will find in the book:
-
Understanding Anger: Why we get angry and how this emotion affects our body and relationships.
-
Practical Exercises: Tools for managing impulsivity in everyday life.
-
Self-awareness: How to become the "observer" of yourself and change automatic negative thoughts.
A book that helps in self-analysis for the purpose of anger management and the treatment of anxiety that often accompanies it and at the same time, an introductory aid for those who intend to start Cognitive-Behavioral type sessions. Written with a philosophical mood, easy to read, understandable and “to the point”. Accompanied by an application for Android mobile phones and tablets.
This is not an ordinary self-improvement book. Michalis Batakis manages, with simple and pleasant writing, to introduce you to the world of self-knowledge. With techniques for changing behavior and thoughts, useful advice and tests, which promote the strengthening of self-esteem and personal reward, he literally transforms you into your own advisor. I highly recommend it to everyone!
Yiannis Kleinakis, General Practitioner, Director of Public Health - Attica Region
Can a small book help with a big anger? Maybe so, if you know how to start. Michalis Batakis' book does just that. It introduces you to controlling your dysfunctional anger through a cognitive-type process, where understanding "shoulds" and self-evident entitlement leads, among other things, to the reader's step-by-step familiarization with over-generalized and catastrophizing thoughts, alternative interpretations of perceived reality, useful humility and effective assertiveness, progressive exposure to "anger-provoking" situations, and systematic exercise.
Grigoris Simos, Psychiatrist - Psychotherapist, Professor of Psychopathology, President of the Hellenic Society of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
An original approach and mainly helpful for a large target group that lacks knowledge of psychology and needs something practical, without unnecessary theory - Αfrodite, 20-03-2021
A book, small in volume. Its image does not "scare", as some "brick books" certainly "scare" many people, as they are afraid of reading... It has a nice aesthetic... Colors that rest the gaze, while... "win" it at the same time, as the would-be reader locates it. The cover is nice with ingenuity, warmth and humor. However, the image of the book is NOT such that it will trick some people into thinking: "well, another book that promises miracles, with a heavy title and seeks to become trendy with mass advertising".
In essence: Nice font, very good structure. Development, as I personally like it...inductive...gradual... I like that it presents -as I at least experience it- that...okay, you're not sick in the end...let's see...
I love that it doesn't present me with a model of behavior THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD BE, shaking my finger...We will think...HOW WE WANT YOU TO BE... I like that we work on ourselves step by step, with exercises. Personally, yes! With paper and pencil. But..I warn you...don't be fooled by the small volume. It's not a book to be read in 2 days... We gradually do - with pencil and paper - the exercises. And as far as I'm concerned. it's a tool that I will refer to and...in the future.
- Kostas K., 28-05-2021
I was never convinced, by the meaning of the phrase.." the book, is a companion.." The book, is not a pet, is not a roommate, is not a fellow traveler, is not equal with you, does not share anything with you, because it is not personified, like You.!
The book, captures and conveys, with the written word, the classified thoughts of its creator, in a descriptive framework with the pretentious method of a mental communication... With such a strong prejudice, I spent quite a lot of time, studying, the book "ANGER, become a scientist of yourself"... As soon as I finished it, I caught myself getting frustrated — and then had to admit I was wrong!!!! I made up my mind.!!!!
The book can be a companion and a guide, like that of Michalis Batakis which functioned as an amazing guide to the soul, inner functioning, interpretation of relationships, balances, ideas, visions and correlations..I know now..that I will only get angry again..if the publication of his next book is delayed...
- George M., 27-06-2021
If anger management, depression treatment or relationship issues require a more personalized approach, I am here to help. In addition to my office in Athens, I offer online psychotherapy and couples therapy for clients throughout Greece, as well as for Greek expats living in European Union countries. Book your first appointment today.
