Anger
NIMH has classified anger issues with a new term. This new term is called "Intermittent Explosive Disorder" or IED. NIMH claims this disorder affects 16 million people.
To be diagnosed with IED, an individual must have had three episodes of impulsive aggressiveness "grossly out of proportion to any precipitating psychosocial stressor," at any time in their life, according to the standard psychiatric diagnostic manual. The person must have "all of a sudden lost control and broke or smashed something worth more than a few dollars…hit or tried to hurt someone…or threatened to hit or hurt someone."
Evidence suggests that IED might predispose toward depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse disorders by increasing stressful life experiences, such as financial difficulties and divorce.
Anger is the third issue we address through the course of SR®. To make this perfectly clear we do not do anger management. The SR® process is about complete change.
Question: What is missing when you are in a state of fear, guilt or anger?
Answer: Your most powerful emotional state.