I believe I have Intermittent Explosive Disorder.

Question

I have read many descriptions of this disorder and i strongly believe i have this. I am mostly a calm kid but i get attacks of rage sometimes towards my parents or in school. Usually i resort to destroying electronics such as cell phones and ipods and when i'm in school i just think about how i could destroy the class room and on rare occasions I think about hurting someone who's making me reallyy mad. BUT, recently i bought a play station 3 and i think its been great for me to play shooter games and get all of my emotions out. Yet it hasnt solved this disorder (if i even have it). and with school starting, i'm worried because thats when my anger usually kicks in.

Now the thing is, i took a intro to Psychology course last year (9th grade) and i absolutely loved my teacher and i thought it would be great to talk to him about it, but my mom convinced me not to, because she believed it would get around to the teachers and it could possibly harm my reputation at my school. Which by the way is pretty small. I have 87 students in my grade so things do get around pretty fast.

Now my question to the Psychologists or anyone else who can help me with this matter. Should I talk to my psychology teacher about how i think i have Intermittent Explosive Disorder or do nothing about it and hopefully it would just be a stage in my teen years?

Thanks for your answers,

Robin

Answer 1

I think you should talk to a psychiatrist, not the psychology teacher because the psychiatrist would more likely be able to help you.  

The psychiatrist will probably evaluate you for the criteria for IED and put you on meds.

In addition to medication, you'll need to go to therapy sessions.  Also, learn relaxation techniques to neutralize your anger.  Odds are that you have a co-morbidity that needs to be treated also.

Anyway, that's what I think you should do.