The Change
By Seraphine Khorana on November 9th, 2009Posted In: Comics
Certain people make a habit of anger. They seethe with resentment, which is very hard for them to overcome. Some psychiatrists consider this chronic bitterness to be a mental disorder called Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder. The scary fact is this happens also to "normal" people who suffer an unexpected setback such as job loss, divorce, or financial shock. I wish there was a simple, green, heart-shaped pill available to cure everyone's anger!
They feel the world has treated them unfairly. It's one step more complex than anger. They're angry plus helpless.
Quotation from Dr. Michael Linden, who estimates 1% to 2% of the population meets the criterion for Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder
Embitterment is a violation of basic beliefs. It causes a very severe emotional reaction... We are always coping with negative life events. It's the reaction that varies.
Another quotation from Dr. Michael Linden
└ Tags: Anger, Behavior, Chameleon, Cures, Disappointment, Divorce, Illness, Jealousy, Normal, Relational Aggression, Stress, Tragedy, Unemployment
Anger addiction is a very destructive illness and must be treated as such! It takes a toll on every area of the afflicted person’s life!!! Love your image and post Sera!!
While there are genuine psychiatric disorders, I feel we have to facile a tendency to quickly label something and then ignore it.
Why a green pill?
“You may spend your life killing, but you will not exhaust all your foes. If you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.” – Nagarjuna , Buddhist philosopher, c150-250 CE
Yep, politicians do it for me, just about every time….. Oh and religious fundamentalists ….. Oh and … I could go on :0
Nothing worse than feeling hopeless, where even anger can’t compete, extraordinary art you create to express those feelings, and either one, your strip or your words would be enough…together they leave no stones unturned, did I tell you how impressive you are?
Maybe I need a shrink to identify my nightmares …. who are often tainted with anger.
But I “hate” shrinks, so there is a dilemma.
Our culture encourages unrealistic expectations. Most of us spend our lives in thrall – anger is just another way of coping but not a positive way.
The hell with pills. I just go out to the garage and smash hell out of the punching bag a kicking pads for a few hours. That cures any resentment till the next time
Sometimes I feel like this…but, it passes all the time
what a cool topic
) many people should come and read it and enjoy this perfect illustrations 
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what’s there to be angry about? this is the best of all possible worlds… or is it that other one? oh well, time to take a chill pill, a deep breath, count to ten, and then head over to positivepauseDOTcom. thanks once again, Sera
A visibly angry person is not an intelligent person since emotional responses triggered from the older ‘limbic’ brain regions have overwhelmed a consciousness self – the emotions do tell us the truth about how we feel – but not necessarily the truth.
But trying to suppress our feelings is as bad as laying vent to them on others and on society.
Emotions are friends not enemies but when life events become too hard to bear for some our consciousness breaks down to revert to a much earlier instinctive survival reactionary self with obvious disastrous results. More compassion and understanding is always helpful- as is the more practical applications for narrative of expression to help heal continued traumatic experience.
Best wishes
This is such a great post, topic and illustrations.
I’m glad to know you’re not going through menopause, as I originally thought from the title.
Love you!
I find that getting a blow job pretty much relieves my anger.
This is a new term for me, Seraphine, but it makes sense. I’m guessing there’s a lot of it going on right about now!
It’s a virus… airborne. It affects others too.
of all the things to be addicted about, some choose anger huh? great.
Beautiful lanscape!
Face to face with such a picture how to be anger?
How to be angry!
Sorry (South French Donkey!)
Yeah, my ex had/has this. It took it’s toll on me and the kids. Oh boy.
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This sounds dreadful for all involved.
When I’m mad, I don’t sulk, I yell and express myself but it’s over a few minutes later. I can’t stand people who burry their anger inside and snap suddenly. It scares me.
Interesting topic…you know this is something we see so often and it’s not a wonder the numbers are high. I think we as people now are under so much more stress than even 10 years ago.
By the way, I love that photo
When I get angry no one is immune or exempt from, everybody is subjected to being offended or hurt from what I say or do an in that moment I do not care whether they are hurt or not and this felling can last for hours sometimes days with residual flashbacks, at anytime I feel like I could snap. I feel so drenched in anger sometimes I have to hurt myself in order to come down. Why do I feel this way