Fifty-year ministry veteran the Rev. Dr. Jerry Campbell now counsels people on ways to deal with their anger.
He offers sliding scale counseling services at the Center for Hope in Fort Oglethorpe. He wrote a book titled “Who? Me! Angry?” and developed Campbell’s Anger Chart that shows people what anger can lead to.
“Sometimes we all get angry and lash out at about anybody or anything without even thinking about it,” said Campbell. “Later, we are sorry we acted this way. In ‘Who? Me! Angry?’ I draw upon my own experience counseling others through the years – my own Christian ministry, my own life – to share insight and wisdom on how to live a more stress-free and healthy life.”
He said he was involved in a bad car accident in 2005, and it made him angry when he found out he might not be able to walk again. After the loss of some toes and leg reconstruction, he was able to walk again with a slight limp. He thought about how physical pain causes anger and how he could help people with similar anger issues.
“The secret [to how to deal with anger] is at the end of the book,” said Campbell. “The book is laid out in such a way that it’s your own private journal. You write in this book your own answers to some soul searching questions and find the answers hopefully to what makes for a happier life for you and for those around you.”