Just had a long talk with my therapist about my rage issues today.  When it happens, it comes on fast & furious, but like you said, I could be chillin' with my kids or just going about my business right after it's over. The only times that it's tough to get past is if those around me don't give me that "instant" forgiveness and just move on from it. (not really just that forgiveness, just basically let it go or leave me alone) That doesn't mean the same level of rage continues, but it just takes longer then for me to get to that "calmness". Doesn't happen anywhere near as much as it used to, but when it does, I really wouldn't want to be in the same room with me, or in close range of flying objects. Post edited by: bpjourney, at: 01/14/2011 05:19 PM Anna
You don't get over it, you just get through it. You don't get by it because you cant get around it. It doesn't get better, it just gets different.
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Diagnosed Bipolar I Jan. 2007
Alcohol Free since February 2010
Meds:
Oxcarbazepin (Trileptal) 1500mg
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 200mg
Topiramate (Topamax) 125mg
Trazodone 50-100mg PRN
Alprazolam (Xanax) 2mg daily / 0.5 4xday
Please note that I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist. My opinions are personal only. |
