Posted by rskontos on December 19, 2007, at 10:48:30
In reply to I am filled with rage. For no good reason., posted by Dinah on December 19, 2007, at 9:25:40
Dinah, I am reading a book, Coping with trauma and according to it sometimes emotions can be brought on for no good reason. that is a fight/flight response. Or a suppressed memory. It is deep within the brain that evokes the response. I believe that sometimes it is irrational our response with anger. I mean the reason is unknown to us. Maybe hormonal maybe a suppressed memory. Maybe deep within his attitude reminded you deeply of some other situtation and that is the anger. I do this, and I know my anger is not appropriate to the situation and what do you do with it. Because it doesn't sound like he did anything wrong. Maybe like you say your expectations were just too high and maybe he awoke a beast within. Maybe you are mad he forgot something and that reminds you of someone you don't like.
it is often hard to understand these responses. But at least you are trying to deal with them rationally and with his help. How do you feel about silence that he did not agree with. I don't like silence in therapy since I do that well on my own....LOL I don' want to pay to do something I already do well. especially since I don't have many skills I do well already and therapy is suppose to be helping with that.
He was all those things but he did forget something you suspect. Maybe that was the trigger.
take care...rk
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