Posted by EscherDementian on March 15, 2004, at 2:03:56
In reply to Anger a high?, posted by Daniel J. on March 13, 2004, at 10:09:26
The right SSRI was a godsend and amazing assistance for temper and 'anger management' for two of my best friends and then, also my mate. (In their cases, all Celexa)
They all spoke of finally, actually, being able to recognize happiness, 'abundance', light-heartedness, contentment and _feel_ it.
I observed their acquiring a (first time) sense of humour about humanity, their children, (or me!) and themselves.My own experience of being on a Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibiter was that i had a moment to _respond_, rather than _react_ to situations or other's communications. i think my description to my pdoc when i first tried Zoloft (years ago) was that my "emotional intensity does't go from 0-->70 in a nano-second on a greased rollercoaster; brakes-not-included".
Mine wasn't anger, however equally diminishing. i used to *embarass* myself crying at beautiful things, like something at the Ballet, or Hallmark Card commercials. Or at least twice a week in the Montessori school where i taught. (yes, it WAS awful for me. It "had a life of it's own").On another note; the title of your post reminded me of something i learned in a study & documentry and also later reminded of by a friend-psychiatrist, that there are people whose vitals actually get better when they have accomplished provoking anger or similar loss of control; their bloodpressure & heartrate lowers, their "feelgood chemestry" increases, this person will calm and feel 'high'... My memory was that this was in a context of provoking anger in OTHERS, not themselves. It was a phenom found in adults, not in children.
In My Not-always-so Humble Opinion, therapists can be surprisingly compassionate and superior resources for directing our way in matters like this. i'd venture an ask for a referral from your son's, if it were me, and what a loving thing for you to have thought of, too. IMNHO
Hope this helps,
Escher
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