Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Managing Extreme Rage and Anger

What you will get on this site is how to gain anger control and deal with Intermittent Explosive Disorder through non-medical methods. Whether it is you that has the problem, or whether someone in your family goes into extreme rage, here's what you need to know right now:

• You have what it takes to deal with this problem. And remember, controlling anger isn't enough--you have to learn how to express it in healthy ways!
• You have good reasons to feel angry, but you may not know what they really are.
• The most important thing for you to know is that you are a good person deep inside, regardless of what you've done. Don't give up on yourself, or fool yourself into believing you don't care or don't matter. You do care, and you do matter. That's why you're reading this.
• Some of the causes of extreme rage leading to Intermittent Explosive Disorder are:
• You experienced extreme physical or sexual abuse as a child
• You were a victim of torment, torture or ritual abuse as a child
• You were abandoned at an early age, or your bond with your mother and/or father was broken when you were very young
• You were a victim of extreme neglect, left alone for long periods, or left in the care of irresponsible or abusive caregivers
• You observed either your father, mother or another primary caregiver displaying extreme rage and anger on a consistent or frequent basis
• You were raised to believe that you are superior, privileged or entitled because of your gender, ethnic origin or socioeconomic status.
• If you have the symptoms of Intermittent Explosive Disorder, your anger has taken control of you, and you do not have anger control.
• You definitely need anger management counseling or an anger management program to deal with your extreme rage and anger issues
• When Intermittent Explosive Disorder keeps happening over and over, this may be an indication of rage or anger addiction. Rage and anger addiction can lead to bullying behavior and be devastating to relationships, and to your life in general.

So, how do I get help?!? Glad you asked! You can read here about how to get help with any and all anger management problems. You can also:

• Try these anger management techniques to get some relief right now. Want even more immediate help? This E-book will give you what you're looking for.
• Check out these anger management CD programs available for immediate download and free preview.
• This anger management book will help you with men's anger, women's anger, children and adolescent's anger, road rage, workplace anger,and all aspects of anger.
• Most likely, you will need some counseling, or a good anger management program, to overcome your Intermittent Explosive Disorder.

If you would like to know some of the research on the subject of IED, read the following excerpt from an article in Wikipedia entitled, Intermittent Explosive Disorder:

"A 2005 study conducted in Rhode Island found the prevalence to be 6.3% (SE, +/- 0.7%) for lifetime DSM-IV IED in a study of 1300 patients under psychiatric evaluation.[4] The national prevalence has not been established,[dubious – discuss] and the disorder is considered to be relatively rare, due at least in part to the fact that an IED diagnosis is usually given only if all other possible disorders and syndromes are ruled out. Prevalence is higher in men than in women.[5] The disorder itself is not easily characterized and often exhibits comorbidity with other mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder.[6] In this same study, 27 subjects exhibiting DSM-IV IED were recruited and interviewed to describe their symptomology and episodic behaviors. All subjects described outbursts as brief, lasting an average of 22 minutes ± SD of 23 minutes. One-third of the subjects reported experiencing somatization prior to an episode, e.g. “tingling, tremor, palpitations, chest tightness, head pressure, or hearing an echo”.[6] Over half of the subjects reported an alteration in their awareness during the episode, but none reported amnesia of the outburst. Subjects generally reported an inability to resist the impulse to violence, and often reported a feeling of relief (88% reporting) or even pleasure (46% reporting) while committing the acts. After the acts, many subjects reported feelings of remorse at their actions. Remarkably, all 27 subjects reported their experiences with IED consistently."

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