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Question about people who constantly get angry -

Luke Flyswatter

2005-12-31, 12:49 am

I'm not an angry person by nature. When I do get pissed, it usually
haunts me for a long time. I don't get angry at little things when I'm
pissed though. I obsess about that one thing that made me pissed until
I beat my head against the wall about it. This probably isn't normal,
but I don't know anything else. I don't feel this often, but when I do
it's the worst.

Some people close to me get angry moods - atleast once a week and
lasting up to a few days sometimes. What makes them that way? Do they
need an anti-angry pill? If so what is an anti-angry pill?
The anger one can almost see - take a hold. Then chaotic arguments
urrupt. All of them relevant - to someone angry.
Joking doesn't help (ahhh, temporarily). Loving doesn't help (might
make it worse). Getting emotionally beat up hurts.

Any advice from someone wise in the ways?

spunkfish

2005-12-31, 12:49 am

I'm not sure if this is going to be help any, but these are just some of my
thoughts.

"Luke Flyswatter" <chewie_roar@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm not an angry person by nature. When I do get pissed, it usually
> haunts me for a long time. I don't get angry at little things when I'm
> pissed though. I obsess about that one thing that made me pissed until
> I beat my head against the wall about it. This probably isn't normal,
> but I don't know anything else. I don't feel this often, but when I do
> it's the worst.
>

A couple of things might help with this. The trick is, of course, /not/ to
think about this triggering event.

You could thus try for distraction or relaxation.

Doing something to occupy your mind might help - watching your favourite
film, for example, or taking a relaxing stroll. If you can find
constructive ways to channel your excess energy, that may help, as well
(e.g., exercise).

Listening to calming music might help. Also there are stress-busting
relaxation techniques. The link below offers a variety of different
techniques:

http://www.liv.ac.uk/counserv/relax.htm

Meditation will also enable you to clear your mind.

Have you spoken to your doctor about this problem? These thoughts sound
somewhat obssessive - you may benefit from treatment for OCD.

>
> Some people close to me get angry moods - atleast once a week and
> lasting up to a few days sometimes. What makes them that way? Do they
> need an anti-angry pill? If so what is an anti-angry pill?
> The anger one can almost see - take a hold. Then chaotic arguments
> urrupt. All of them relevant - to someone angry.
> Joking doesn't help (ahhh, temporarily). Loving doesn't help (might
> make it worse). Getting emotionally beat up hurts.
>

It sounds like these people may be depressed themselves.

Some depressives like to inflict punishment on themselves - others take it
out on the people around them.

Until she got put on anti-depressants, my mother used to have terrible fits
of temper. Her entire disposition changed once the meds had kicked in: she
became an entirely different person, much more placid, much more reasonable.

She has also become in one way or another dependent on the ADs, of course,
and can't stop taking them without having suicidal ideation (which was
absent before), but then you can't really expect the doctors to actually
/understand/ what effect their drugs will have (for that would require that
they understand the conditions they are treating).

>
> Any advice from someone wise in the ways?
>

In a word: "no".

Take her easy, big kahuna

monkfish has left the building

Luke Flyswatter

2005-12-31, 5:49 pm

Good advice. Managing anger by taking it out on someone is effective.
It just sucks for the punching bag. I will just have to wait, take a
good beating, and hope it's not forever. Antidepressants might be an
alternative for someone with insurance.
I will take it easy - and try to duck from the punches.