“My wife's severe anger?”
My wife is 43 years old, she gets severe anger immediately. She slaps herself, hurts herself with objects, and throws objects at others. Attacked by putting knife and rushing towards me. Threatened suicide by putting a knife on her wrist and announcing she will be crushed by police/in-laws. Her behavior and threatening I got a heart attack. What this indicates, is she needs treatment.
43 years old
Complaint duration: 5
7 Answers
Please have your wife see a doctor about this and seek out therapy
Clearly your wife is suffering from some kind of disorder…either physical or psychological (or both). I recommend a full exam for her, assuming she will cooperate with that. You are correct, she needs some sort of treatment. And perhaps you do as well to help you manage your stress in a healthier way. Good luck!
I am so sorry to hear your struggle. Emotion regulation techniques are highly effective treating anger issues. It is also a good practice to understand the core issues she might be experiencing once her anger becomes more controllable
Hi, Thanks for reaching out although I'm not sure what your question is. The best therapy for anger management is done by a Certified Anger Management Specialist. This therapy helps a person learn to manage anger by first identifying the feeling and the factors that contribute to feeling that way (underlying causes of the anger), and then learning healthy coping skills to use. Coping skills can include reading, listening to music, writing/journaling, calling a friend or talking to someone about the situation, playing with a pet, deep diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness and meditation, drawing, or other forms of artistic expression, exercise or going for a walk, etc.
What mental illness causes anger and aggression?
Intermittent explosive disorder involves repeated, sudden episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts in which you react grossly out of proportion to the situation.
Intermittent explosive disorder involves repeated, sudden episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts in which you react grossly out of proportion to the situation.
My suggestion is about safety for you and for her. Anything that is causing physical harm in your household need to be removed immediately and also if your wife is threatening suicide and actually demonstrating it in physical ways. You should seek help immediately for her by taking her to a the hospital or call 911. I know this not the answer you would like to hear, but this is only way to properly address this issue and keep you and her safe.
Yes, this is an emergency she needs to do a psychiatric evaluation immediately.
