Intermittent Explosive Disorder

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Makes me so sad to see people suffering like this. Over the past 4 months my episodes are more frequent and more severe. Diet could be a catalyst factor, not the only one, in the frequency and severity. I investigated 'wheat' and have cut this out and have been off wheat for a month. Winter seems to be more severe than warmer months. I can at least control these episodes to a degree but last night....I had one hell of an outburst...no damage but the pets are freaked out by it. The last thing I ever want to do is hurt them. They are my heart. That is why this disorder is so horrible...you feel like a piece of s**t after. I'm going to check out those isochronic entrainments and see if they help. The last thing I want to do is take drugs for it. It seems drugs could be why I have this.

I never had this problem until I had been taking Cymbalta and while on and then stopping it...is when this insanity started.

An update:

I had a hospitalization because of it -IED . Kind of a psychotic break. I'm much better now. That was my last major blow-up. Now that I'm on actual psych meds, they're really helping me keep level.

February 7, 2018 UPDATE

Now, this probably won't work for everyone as I have read but I thought I'd try it out for myself. It has been 4 days since I started taking 'Gaba'. You will feel a bit tingly/weird for the first hour or so but then it level off. .... and ya... it takes away that yucky feeling like you're going to loose it. The moment in the afternoon it starts again...I take more and again...it goes away. This has been a 'gawd send'. So...you figure out the dosages for yourself. The bottle says to take (NOW brand of Gaba 750 mg veggie capsules) 1 to 2 capsules 1 to 2 times a day , 'as needed' on an empty stomach with water/juice. A website that seems to be affiliated with NOW states you can take 1 to 4 capsules at a time. Other sites say more...up to 10 mgs a day spread out. Gauge it for yourself....but don't go goofy. I'll never take anti-psychotics again. It is SO hard to get off them and they just didn't really work for me after a short period of time.

I have known people like this. They are very scary. I was prone to anger when I was younger, but it was usually when people underestimated by abilities.

Find a good anti-depressant. It will help.