One of the main symptoms of PTSD is anger. Many of the labels attached to people who have PTSD-symptoms explain different levels of anger. Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). Disruptive Mood Disregulation Disorder (DMDD). Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD). They are just labels.
Anger is highly disruptive, not only for the person who is experiencing it – in that it clouds all reason, makes the heart race and blood pressure soar – but also for everyone around the person, who might not even see it coming, and be totally bewildered by the sudden change of demeanour, especially children.
You might not even know why you are angry. It might surge out of nowhere just because somebody did or said something, or you saw something, but with no frame of reference to explain it. So let us explain it. Please watch the video below or read on.
Many people seek to play anger down. They might use the word ‘spike’ instead of an explosion of anger. ‘Oh, I just spike, but then I am fine,’ they might say. But to the people on the end of that anger, it is not just a ‘spike’.
For you, it is a clear sign that there is something amiss inside the body. The upset and trauma of the past is derailing something inside of you.
While women may express anger far more openly, men are prone to turn it inwards, suppress it, perhaps because they are afraid what they might do if it gets out of control. This can cause Vesuvius-like feelings, and the person might feel as if they are walking a tightrope not to release it.
This is very dangerous to the body. Not only will it play havoc with blood pressure, it creates a massive increased risk of a heart attack, stroke, or cancer. Pressure is literally being internalised. The part which is sending these feelings of anger into the self becomes infuriated at being ignored. It then ramps up the anger.
Anger can be viewed as potentially dangerous by others. Some therapists or residential treatment centres will not treat people who are exhibiting anger symptoms. They demand the person get rid of their anger first, or attend anger management sessions to control it. What these people are not understanding is that our body controls us, and not the other way around. If we try to impose control, without listening, or resolving any issues, we will fail. The anger IS THE REASON the person needs therapy in the first place.
Catch hypnotherapists understand this. We understand anger is a symptom, not the problem.
Generally anger masks a NEED in the body which is not being, or has not been, met. A lack of security, a lack of support, a lack of love.
The body reasons it is better to feel anger, which is a strong and active emotion, rather than fear, loss, guilt or intense sadness, which is perceived as weak.
Catch hypnotherapists call this therapy ‘hostage negotiation meets couples’ counselling.’ There are two people inside everyone – if not more. One that is trying to go forward and leave the past behind, and at least one who is not prepared to let that happen until the past has been resolved. That part, or those parts, literally have all the levers and switches inside you and can hold a metaphorical knife to your throat – and will – unless you turn all your attention on it, and listen.
In the conscious state you might listen but can’t hear anything. You need hypnotherapy to be able to go down and listen to the demands clearly. Hypnotherapy is like setting up a phone line with a hostage taker. The minute it is working you can begin to hear why he is doing what he is doing, what his drivers are, why he is upset, and you can speak back. That’s where the couples’ counselling angle comes in. What does each side need? Where can compromise be made? To find balance, the body needs to see things from both points of view. That is what Catch hypnotherapy can provide. It doesn’t take long to get that information, just as it doesn’t take long to start speaking to a hijacker. But the minute you stop listening, seem to lose attention, don’t pay any interest any more, it ramps up the anger levels again – starts shooting hostages.
Catch hypnotherapy is a delicate process. Catch hypnotherapists lead you through a series of sessions to allow a full and frank exchange of views between you and the part or parts inside of you, to find the compromise you both need to let go of that anger, and bring your life back into balance.
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