Stress or something worse?

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by DanAbnormal

I guess if I go back in a week and say I still feel the same then he'll do something. But I may be having a good day and feel good, in which case I guess nothing will be done.

This is why I just don't bother with doctors most times unless I come off the bike or something.

Yep, do go back in a week and remember as some people on here have pointed out, this will not be a quick solution problem. It's most likely a psychological problem and no doctor in their right mind would diagnose on first consultation. I think what your doctor has probably done is give you that reading material so that you can spend a week reading through, evaluating yourself and will be able to go back next week and say, "well, I don't ever feel like this or this, but I do sometimes feel like this" talking about points in the readign material. This would then help your doctor decide upon the best course of action but don't ever be afraid to ask for a second opinion, or a third or fourth and if you want to be referred, which I think you need, ASK for it. It's unfortunate, but some doctors just aren't that willing, so make sure you find a doctor that is and keep on top of them.

Also, while you're sat there now, call 08454647, NHS direct and tell them what happened this morning, that you wanted more than 3 minutes and some leaflets and they will put you on the phone to a doctor that you can talk to without as much time constraint.

ALSO again......when you are there next week, check the time allowance. It's usually 10 or 15 minutes and you have every right to demand the full consultation time. The more persistent you are, the quicker you will get this moving forward.

Good luck and don't be too disappointed, it's a hard life being a doctor and better to be cautious than miss diagnose!

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I also once through a pair of circlip pliers across the road when I couldnt get the baffles out of the exhaust on my SV.

So that isn't normal?



I have thrown tools around many times when I've got frustrated with something even once threw my nearly new crach helmet on the floor after dropping my 125 on some diesel

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

I quite frequently have to turn the playstation off if I get stuck on a game and cant get past the level I am on as I feel the red mist brewing.

See this is what is important; recognising when the red mist is brewing, not when it is actually there. If you feel yourself getting angry then you have to stop what you are doing already, not just carry on and get more and more angry until you snap.

Originally Posted by Warthog

See this is what is important; recognising when the red mist is brewing, not when it is actually there. If you feel yourself getting angry then you have to stop what you are doing already, not just carry on and get more and more angry until you snap.

That's for people who have a "normal" (as it were) temper. We all get like that sometimes but I think Dan's problem is that he just "snaps" with little or no warning. I think if he could feel it coming on then he would stop what he was doing.

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

That's for people who have a "normal" (as it were) temper. We all get like that sometimes but I think Dan's problem is that he just "snaps" with little or no warning. I think if he could feel it coming on then he would stop what he was doing.

Quite possibly, but then I think everyone is always on a sliding scale, there is no black and white. I used to be a lot more angry than I am now, and it was down to will power alone that I conquered it. Admittedly it was never anything as bad as Dan's blackouts, but will power and the mind is a powerful thing. I can't believe that one moment Dan is sitting around watching tele and the next he has destroyed his PC. He must have been playing a game or doing something that started to make him angry?

think its cos Dan has a loose wire in his noggin and its short circuiting

Originally Posted by Warthog

Quite possibly, but then I think everyone is always on a sliding scale, there is no black and white. I used to be a lot more angry than I am now, and it was down to will power alone that I conquered it. Admittedly it was never anything as bad as Dan's blackouts, but will power and the mind is a powerful thing. I can't believe that one moment Dan is sitting around watching tele and the next he has destroyed his PC. He must have been playing a game or doing something that started to make him angry?

Yes, there is bound to be a trigger. But you can't believe it because, like I said in my previous post, you have a relatively "normal" temper.

Just because when you blow, you really blow doesn't mean you don't have a normal temper, you can still feel yourself getting to that stage.

I went thru a period of it before where I didn't know what was triggering it and I just lashed out at things, breaking my hand several times, bursting it open and gettin stitches, breaking toes from kicking things. Through councelling, I found out what was triggering me and can now control it.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

I think Dan's problem is that he just "snaps" with little or no warning.

Thats how it is for me. II've just learnt to recognise the signs that its coming. I didnt used to think there were any, but now I know that for me there are signs that I'm going to loose it and I oughta back away from what I'm doing.

Its easier to spot it coming now than it used to be though. Stress or an uncomfortable situation is always the trigger with me as well.

just put Dan, Fizz and DD into a room together and see who flips first lol

I seem to go from slightly annoyed to full blown smashing things up in a nano-second. At first I talk to myself to calm myself down, things like, "It's just a game dan, walk away" or "It's just a peice of metal/plastic" from this step to smashing up I'm not sure what happens upstairs which is why I'm seeking help so that I can identify these problems and in the end avoid them altogether.