Comments on: Intermittent Explosive Disorder (ie, Bad Behaviour) http://www.proteanservices.com/2009/01/intermittent-explosive-disorder-ie-bad-behaviour/ Latest news and opinion on medical research, health issues, disease management and treatment, medical ethics. Includes quirky facts about body functions Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joe http://www.proteanservices.com/2009/01/intermittent-explosive-disorder-ie-bad-behaviour/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Joe Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:35:31 +0000 http://www.proteanservices.com/?p=946#comment-29 There are fewer and fewer places for young people to learn self control, in part due to there being fewer external controls at an earlier age. Rage is an addiction to which many lean. But, as with other addictions, the decision to give in is made every single time. The earlier the responsibility for the decision is taken away, the more likely it is that the addictive behavior will take hold at a very young age. At some point the person must become aware that being responsible means being in control; this is the most freeing thing there is. Sorry about the soap box -- couldn't resist. ;-} There are fewer and fewer places for young people to learn self control, in part due to there being fewer external controls at an earlier age. Rage is an addiction to which many lean. But, as with other addictions, the decision to give in is made every single time. The earlier the responsibility for the decision is taken away, the more likely it is that the addictive behavior will take hold at a very young age.

At some point the person must become aware that being responsible means being in control; this is the most freeing thing there is.

Sorry about the soap box — couldn’t resist. ;-}

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