Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Alexithymia, and Anger Rumination #shorts

[Aaron-kjdv]

I love that they call it IED, like improvised explosive device. Can blow up when you least expect it to.

[brittanywilcox]

This is fascinating! I'm highly sensitive and I hate it. It's exhausting

[zenawarrior]

Great points. Highly empathetic people can feel things more, therefore more to ruminate on or notice. Excellent points again. Thanks Dr G😊💝💝

[DrLC.]

I really enjoy these quick, highly informative and educational videos, especially to counteract the cesspool of “psychology” videos a la TikTok. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for sharing your knowledge with us.

[WaterBug]

IED. I never knew. Apt acronym and it makes perfect sense

[MichaelSmith-pggi]

Thank you for the clarity Dr. Grande. My Father was alot like this... very impulsive with bitterness over past issues coming out when frustrated with mundane nuisances throughout the day. Yet he was extremely caring and sympathetic to others needs and hardships.

[jenanne]

Again, lack of insight. It seems so important to have the ability to recognize our own behavior, but so difficult to achieve. Thank you, Dr. Grande. I really enjoy your content.

[everyonehasone]

"Explosions" is exactly what happens. Dearly loved, sweetest person, most gentle soul you could ever meet was diagnosed with this after growing up experiencing hours long, uncontrolled flailing rage episodes in which the pupils dialated to the point where eyes looked black, and exhaustion afterwards would cause a day or more of sleeping. Also, memory or details of each episode would not be present. How could this sweet, loving and kind young girl turn into this ragging, screaming fist swinger, seemingly, out of the blue? Years of explaining to pediatricians and other doctors went nowhere, until a neurologist conducted E.E.G., which showed seizure activity in the brain. As the neurologist explaind it, the body was not seizing, as we usually recognize by convulsions, but rather the brain was like a circuit board, pushed to the point of tripping the circuit. The long sleep was the brains need to "reset" the circuit. She was started on anti seizure meds, and it chaged her life! It has been 30 years since this diagnosis, and there have been a few times when a new doctor has tried to take her off or change the anti seizure meds, but it is ALWAYS a mistake, and is now a "no way!" consideration. If a loved one displays this type of behavior, see a neurologist.

[babiebitch]

High levels of empathy can be really debilitating

[claudinejames]

Thanks Dr.Grande. I understand this better than most disorders. Empaths deal with so many feelings and it takes a while to settle down.

[joeadler]

I suffer from this condition because I have bipolar one. And I'm usually not medication compliant because of my medication sedation akathisia it's costed me jail time it's a very bad disorder to have.

[PhullyNo]

I need more information, I’m concerned about myself…. High empathy, push all emotions away until they burst out internally. I’ve never directed negative feelings or actions at others just myself.

[sustomusickillsyoutube]

I'd love to see a longer video from you on this topic, Dr. Grande.

I also can't help but notice that the other type of widely known "IED" is a military weapon known as an Incendiary Explosive Device.

[slastsummer]

This makes me sad for those who suffer with it. It sounds like such a frustrating experience. I have high empathy and extremely low anger, and imagining having mental blowups over must be awful. Is this something a person can learn to manage in therapy, is it something that's treatable with medications, neither, or both? 🤔

[BBWahoo]

I wonder if there's any overlap between IED, ADHD and BPD. I used to have involuntary rage fantasies and it definetly sounds like that last part.

[rexfarell]

I don't go outside often, but at least one or twice a week I'm about to have a fist fight or some kind of altercation. Considering how much I avoid people, the frequency it's outrageous. Also, I am getting used to it.

[m.f.richardson]

always interesting
thank you peace 💕🇺🇲

[jackiegrice]

This was really interesting, especially the empathy piece. It really is a fascinating puzzle, why people do the things they do. It makes sense that if you can’t understand your emotions, you might find it difficult to not act on them. The outburst might be as surprising for the instigator as the recipient. Thanks for the lesson Dr. Grande.

[michelelein]

This is me 10 to 20 yrs ago, when I was in my 20s and 30s. I'm highly empathetic/empathic and very sensitive to others' negative emotions. I still ruminate on past events and frustrating interactions.

[cottontails]

Great to be back. Thank you an informative analysis Dr Grande.