Is there really anything a psychiatrist can do for excessive anger with depressi!

Hi there Mario,

I haven't heard of psychotic depression before. That sounds a little bit like what I was diagnosed with, schizoaffective disorder.

If you're asking about what a psychiatrist can do for you, I would say that their job is to decide what medications might work for your symptoms. I would also say that their responsibility once you decide what medications are right for you, is to monitor your well-being and decide if you need to stay on them or move to another solution. It's very important for you to trust your doctor, and I would even say that if you don't trust your doctor, don't bother seeing them. Go to some one else, even if that's a hypnotist, a psychic, your mom, or your best friend.

Anger issues are another question, not for your psychiatrist, but for all of your closest relations and you to sort out. It's very delicate, and it's really you that needs to support yourself and you that are suffering from the problems of anger. Anger is a good emotion. It tells us that we need a change. It's up to you to figure out what that change is.

st johns wort can help a lot with anger, but you cant mix it with other drugs, you can ask your doctor about it, i take it myself.

View: http://ezinearticles.com/?Releasing-Your… Other options: Take a couple of deep breaths; fill the lower part of your lungs first, THEN the chest. If you can't deal with it by using one of the techniques, such as counting backwards from 20, to 1, (and prevent you from allowing yourself to become angry, in the first place) it is important to express that anger appropriately, at the time, and to the person who caused it, if possible, or immediately afterwards. If not, perhaps by walking away later, and bellowing your rage and/or frustration. In some situations, such as work, or school, it might be better to cover your mouth with a cupped hand, bandanna/handkerchief, or use the crook of your elbow, to muffle the sound. Some people find that it helps to journal those thoughts, and emotions soon afterwards. Anger, which is repressed, rather than healthily expressed, tends to fester, and later may cause explosive fits of rage, or depression. Let yourself feel the burning energy of that anger, and visualise it, as vividly as possible, as a hot flame cleansing you. It can help to have someone you can talk to. For more physically inclined people, a punching bag, or hitting your pillow, can be an effective release mechanism: visualise, as vividly as you can, that you are striking back at the cause of that anger. "But next time, when you get mad, just remember this quote: 'Those who anger you, conquer you.' It's basically saying that when you give someone the power to make you mad, or let it get to you, it's like they're controlling you. When I realized that, it made me mad, so I try to control my anger and not let people see it. You can still control your anger without being walked all over. You just have to draw a line." Try saying to yourself, in your mind: "I am fire! I am ice!". Repeat for as long as it takes for you to calm down sufficiently.

Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as: (free) http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-… or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody… or http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate or Yoga Nidra, (no flexibility required) on page L at your-mental-health.8m.com, below. Qi Gong, Tai Chi, or regular yoga suits others better. Give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. It is free via the searchbar at www.mercola.com "EFT" & "EFT therapists" or www.tapping.com Professional is best. - There is a version for use in public places, (you could claim to have a headache, as you employ the acupressure massage/tapping your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising: saying it to yourself in your mind: "Even though I sometimes make myself angry, I deeply and completely accept myself." These will enable you to emotionally centre yourself, when practiced regularly, and can also help you become a calmer, more self controlled person, who is less influenced by the behaviour of others. Books: The Anger Workbook - a 13 step plan to help you. - Les Carter & Frank Minirth. - Minirth Meier Clinic Series, & Anger Management For Dummies. - W. Doyle. PhD. - Gentry, & "Feeling Good - the new mood therapy" by David D. Burns, (recommended) & Angry All The Time: An Emergency Guide to Anger Control by Ron Potter-Efron.Try your library, local bookstore, or www.amazon.com for these. Check out: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns… Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind. 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or more alternatives along such lines are at http://your-mental-health.8m.com/blank_1… and check out pages 3, & B re effective natural depression treatments.

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An experienced Psychiatrist can assist you greatly, but keep in mind that they're not Magicians and they don't have any "Quick Fixes" that will solve any mental issues in just one sitting.

You also need to know that you probably already have the answers to all of your problems locked away in your brain somewhere - not just your irritable and anger issues, but answers to everything that go around inside your head which you can't understand or don't wish to accept. By using an informal process of asking questions, an experienced Psychiatrist can manipulate your thoughts in the right direction, thereby encouraging you to "think outside the square" to a point where you know what future steps to take in an attempt to lead a "normal" (for want of a better word) life.

You need to appreciate that not only does the Psychiatrist have an obligation to help you - you also have an unwritten obligation to supply him/her with all of the information about how you feel, how you react and how you deal with your "demons" when nobody is looking. Unless you're prepared to be totally up-front and truthful - your healing process will fail before you knock on the Psychiatrist's door.

Mario - I don't have all of the answers you seek .... I'm not a Physician. I have a Sister undergoing Electro-convulsive Therapy as we speak and my 18 year old rebellious daughter (through fear of physically hurting her friends) has finally enrolled in Anger Management Classes, so I understand your concerns. The best positive answer I can give you is that I admire the fact that you realize you have a problem and you're willing to find ways of solving it.

I wish you well my friend.