“When is anger pathological?”
I've always been 'tightly wound'. How can I tell if the bursts of anger I get are are normal or the kind that I should see a doctor about? When is anger considered pathological?
4 Answers
Anger is a human emotion and considered protective when elicited in appropriate situations. It is a concern if you are angry all the time or irritable and spending a lot of energy daily containing this emotion.
Anger can stem from trauma, perceptions of abandonment, insecurity and fears. I would seek help with a therapist and try to work through internal conflicts that may be keeping this anger alive
Anger can stem from trauma, perceptions of abandonment, insecurity and fears. I would seek help with a therapist and try to work through internal conflicts that may be keeping this anger alive
You may need psychotherapy and anger management classes.
When it leads to violence or nasty, hurtful comments.
A real definition considers the individual, his personality and the situation to define pathologic anger. Anger is unreasonable if it is unprovoked, too intense for the provocation, inappropriate for the situation and when your outburst raises uncharacteristic anger from others in response to you! If others, uninvolved in the encounter get disturbed by it, you know it is inappropriate and that you need help understanding why you over react! Get evaluated. Your life can markedly improve. Good Luck!
