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anger management counselling/support?

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DizzyKipper · 06/06/2012 19:27

Hi there,

I was hoping some one maybe able to point me in the right direction for help/support for anger management issues for my DH? Over the last few years he has steadily been getting more and more stressed and impatient (we've had a LOT of crap going on to deal with) and it's become clear to me that he has an anger management issue. He gets frustrated/angry over things that he really shouldn't, is seeing the worst in more and more things and seems unable to filter out all the crap that is going on in the world (something shit happening in a corporation over the other side of the world and he hears about it it is one more thing that is eating away at him). He says to me that he an just see how crap the world is and how there's nothing he can do about it, I've tried to tell him there is also a lot of good too but I think it's time for counselling.

Am I right in thinking this is not something that would be available on the NHS? We don't have a lot of money for private counselling - in fact we're quite poor, in debt and have a baby on the way, although I would prefer to pay out for private and get him help than leave him the way he is. Would it also be worth exploring the possibility of depression?

Does anyone know of any other resources/support that might be available to us? I really don't like to see him like this, he was once so happy and the sunshine of my life, but now it seems like life has ground him down and he can't take much more of it Sad

Any advice gratefully received.

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ANGERPLANET · 13/06/2012 15:06

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madmouse · 13/06/2012 17:23

A few things that I think need to be said: Your dh has to find help himself. If he is not committed to doing something about this, nothing will change. Your role is to support him, not to solve things for him.

Secondly anger can be an expression of a lot of things, from abuse aimed at you to depression (in some people anger is a major expression of depression). If he wants to do something about his anger he really should have an honest chat with his GP to rule out or treat depression.

madmouse · 13/06/2012 17:26

Angerplanet I will be reporting your post as you should not be advertising on here.

ANGERPLANET · 13/06/2012 19:14

I am sorry if you construe an offer of help as an advertisement

madmouse · 13/06/2012 22:34

Sorry dizzy but I had to do my bit in maintaining the few rules MN has, especially on a board where people are generally sensitive. My word on the matter is certainly not gospel so I'm bumping this in the hope of some more helpful replies.

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