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Brain, emotional problems

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hprYeV - 11 Feb 2008 23:59 GMT
Hello.

Problem: I get angry quite a bit.

Either that or I get sad or uneasy, and when these things happen, I
can't concentrate on learning, which is probably credible.

My theory is that the part of my brain that mostly deals with emotions,
particularly the ones I just complained about above, has grown too big
or is overactive.  I've been this way for all of my life.  I think that
this part of my brain is taking resources away from other parts.  (I
presume this part is the temporal lobe, because I saw a lecture on
YouTube about it).  On the other hand, one time I got in a fight
(argument) with my landlord and I got extremely upset, and I got the
worst headache of my life, right in the middle of my forehead.  It
actually hurt to walk (or crawl).  I should also note that anger is
highly prevalent in my family, especially on my dad's side (I am male,
if that helps).  There is also a lot of anger and anxiety on my dad's
side, and lots of depression on my mom's.  I don't get anxious or
depressed too often but they do happen.

I would like to get rid of my emotional problems, so I can concentrate
on learning.  Is there an over-the-counter solution to these symptoms?
I really hate going to a doctor.  Another question I have is whether I
can do something repeatedly, maybe verbally or with changing of
lifestyle, to make this better.  You can ask me more questions if you
need more information to better deduce what the solution would be.
Thanks a lot!

By the way, one can consider this problem very urgent.  This problem
gets in the way of many aspects of my life, including work.
J - 13 Feb 2008 22:02 GMT
> Hello.
>
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> By the way, one can consider this problem very urgent.  This problem
> gets in the way of many aspects of my life, including work.

Hello,
I have some reading for you.

http://www.anger.org/]
http://www.apa.org/topics/controlanger.html
Take notes - some of them have suggestions.

the book "The Measure of Man" by Sidney Poitier

Then I would suggest that you volunteer for a few hours a week at one of
these places:

The John Howard Society
The Salvation Army
A nursing home or hospital (visiting a patient)
YMCA
Cubs
Scouts
Boys and Girls Club
(are just some examples of many that are usually available in many
communities)

I want you to find a place that you will enjoy (what you are contributing),
will learn things, will meet and socialize with others) and wlll have a
chance to use the other human emotions.

Give those ideas some thought. If you think it's not for you, then maybe
you need to ask your doctor to recommend a place for anger management.

Post again later. I'll try to watch for your updates.
Good luck.
J
hprYeV - 15 Feb 2008 00:53 GMT
This is long, but at least read part of this.  I believe it
presents useful information people can use.

Cool.  Hmmm...  I would actually like to suggest to a few people that
they should go work at a charity organization.  That's a good idea.
Hmmm... I'm actually not that bad, anger-wise.  I mean, I most certainly
do get angry quite a bit, but the anger isn't that bad.  I also get
excited quite a bit, happy quite a bit, humorous quite a bit, and from
time to time I get a bit sad.  What I want is to get into a discussion
on good ways for everyone to be more positive and open.  Hmmm... do you
ever go to YouTube.com?  I have a video there as a part of my blog.
Just type IPSB (which stands for "important problem solving blog").
There, I start a discussion on negativity -- why it's a problem and a
possible solution to it.  Of course, now that I see your websites,
obviously a lot more work has already been done on this, which includes
a variant of my solution to negativity.  But it's just a 6 minute video.

I do have minor anger problems though.  Since this is a medical
newsgroup, I thought someone might have suggested an over-the-counter
product.  Hmm... But sure; dealing with anger in a constructive way
is one road to success.  I don't have huge fits of rage very often.
I guess I'm somewhere between aggressive and passive.  Lots of the
time, when someone makes me mad, I make a strange, often extreme,
joke about what they did, and that usually makes my anger turn into
hilarity.  Note that little things don't usually make me too mad.  I
guess the littlest thing is when people aren't friendly, but I get mad
at that because people should be more open with each other to make
society better.  I also don't feel like smashing things, but it'd be
nice to be able to ignore it a bit, because, of course, I want to use
the mental energy to learn (you know, like in courses or from books).

Now there's a point to which jokes don't work, when a person goes
too far.  Also, the anger never really goes away; it just fades
to a manageable level.
I can, on the other hand, imagine that
these kind of "dealing with it" things help people with serious anger
problems.

If you don't want to go see my video, let me just tell you
a possible solution for negativity.  It's pretty obvious, and you
probably know, but let me just say it anyway.  You logically convince
yourself that nothing is really that bad.  You can argue that
anger helps us defend ourselves, so to a point, it's healthy.  On
the other hand, is it not better to risk yourself and devote more
mental energy to intellectual pursuits?  Geniuses are said to have
a low amount of sensitivity, and this idea attracts me as a way to
devote more time to learning.

Now what about this remedy called "Mood Plus?"  Apparently,
it consists of "SAM-e," which is supposed to balance neurotransmitters.
 I guess the only way is to try it, since I don't know enough
about the body (or my body, for that matter) to predict whether
it will work or not.  Oh, and they also say it's "all natural."

Well, at least when I get a chance, I'll come back to say
if it worked.  I'll come back before anyway though.

Thanks for reading!  Oh, and thanks for your reply.

>> Hello.
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> Good luck.
> J
 
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