My mental health

[Demeter]

Hi Pipe Dreams- If I knew a bit more about your circumstances, your age and things you've been through, it would be easier to discuss possible solutions, but all the suggestions about diet and exercise really work, they reduce stress no matter what, and that is something you can control, so start with one diet change like cutting out sugar and then add a walk several times per week (don't walk near traffic lol). These small things don't seem like they could make a big difference, but in time they do.

I had serious anger issues for many years myself; when I got sober over 20 years ago it all came bubbling up like lava, so I totally relate to that feeling of wanting to rip apart someone's head like a head of lettuce (and if you do rip apart a head of lettuce, it's pretty funny).

The good news is that there are behavioral adjustments you can make through consciously releasing anger. I learned that first you have to believe that you can release anger as easily as you can drop a pencil from your hand. Once you know that you can do something, you are able to do it- kind of makes sense, doesn't it? I used the Sedona Method, but many people use other techniques to the same end. Just remember -you do not have to be a prisoner to your emotions. Do some research on the internet about anger management, and you should find some resources that would help. You just have to do the footwork and make a commitment to change, and it will work, it will get better, I promise.

I commute two hours per day, and it could make me furious if I let it, but I don't want to be furious. It's too exhausting. I have a hit, listen to music, and relax. Those are my two hours, I am not willing to give them up to every wacko driver in Massachusetts

Anger, no matter how "justified" is so toxic, and it's actually wonderful that you have reached this point, the turning point. It sounds like you have hit bottom. Now you can work on letting it go. I wish you the best- stay in touch! :lovestruck:

Demeter Reviewed by Demeter on 02-03-2007. My mental health Lately, everyone has been telling me Ive been changing. I didnt think I was, or even notice it until yesterday. I just cant seem to shake the senseless anger I feel. Lately, I feel as if Im just kind of losing focus. I cant shake the feeling that if I stab or poke or cut myself with anything, it will make the pain go away. Ive been lashing out at everyone -- friends, family, even people I dont know. Hell, yesterday, I threw an assload of change at a truck, a lighter, and an Rating: 5

[delusionsofNORMALity]

i am the angriest person i know. years ago i realized that nothing was going to make the anger go away and something had to be done. that was when i developed the concept of zen rage (no it isn't really new i suppose, but it was to me at the time). swallow the anger and hurt and hide it away, it can be a source of intense power. yes, it is highly destructive and it has a tendency to eat you up; but the alternatives are worse.
it's quite fulfilling to be able to control what would otherwise be wasted emotions. of course, the whole concept is beside the point if you can find the cause of your anger and put an end to it. my problem, one of many, was that there was no cause, so i took this route.

[notransfer]

go to a hardcore show haha

nah, maybe yer on the brink of psychosis..
im bipolar and in my 'times' i was snapping at the people i cared about the most
i take antipsycho pills and mood stabilizers..

try to vent away from people, concentrate on your thought process, listen to whats goin on inside your head..dont let emotion overrun you

lay off weed

uhh...
i was flippin out i was basically insane it wasnt only anger i had, short temper but a volley of other shit ive been problem free for 3 years

abilify or geodon or somethin might help, but im not a doctor

moshpit.

[Storm Crow]

Advice from Granny- Get a lot more exercise. Jog, get a punching bag, what ever, but MOVE! Maybe take up yoga or read a bit on Zen. Watch your diet- you may not be getting enough "B" vitamins and lack of them can make you crazy. Fish oils are good for your mind and body.

You are like a man on a runaway horse- time to rein the beast in! Your emotions can carry you anywhere you want to go, but they can also take you where you don't want to be, when they get the upper hand.

Sit down and see if you can trace the path of your anger- WHY are you angry? What was the trigger and why was it a trigger? Most folks just look at the surface of their anger. Dig deeper- see where your anger is coming from. Only you own your emotions- others can not "make you angry" - only you do that.

Be here now. It will get better. - Granny:stoned: