Dr. Zafirides Understanding Anger: Where It Comes From and How to Control It

[Peter Zafirides]

Hi Everyone,

I had received an email a couple weeks ago asking if I could devote one of my podcasts to the topic of anger, so this week's show, I decided to do just that. I discuss the topic of misplaced, displaced and projected anger. I have drawn on both my general psychiatry and PPD/TMS-treatment experience for the discussion.

I hope you find it helpful:

http://www.thehealthymind.com/2012/06/13/understanding-anger-where-it-comes-from-and-how-to-control-it/

Kindly,
Dr. Z

 

[Forest]

This was a great episode. Thanks for posting the link. Anger is a normal emotion that all of us have, but it is, like you mentioned, important to understand where it comes from. I liked that you mentioned that if a person is angry at someone, it is rarely about that person. More likely they are simply getting angry through that person. The true cause is something that happened in their past.
The way we react to situations is based, in part, to events that happened in our past. Invesitgating our past will help us understand how and why we react to situations a certain way. It will help us understand why we get angry at certain situations and at certain people.
This is a great episode and has a whole bunch of useful information in it.