Quick on-set rage?

Question:

Well,

When I was in H.S, and M.S I use to get in fights with girls. I never let anyone say anything about me, and if they had the nerve to approach me I would just hit them.

The problem is that when I would get in a fight after someone would try to get loud with me, or call me a name I would just black out. I mean I would snap back for maybe 2 seconds, and then black out again. I would snap back usually when the girl is on the floor, and when she trys to stand back up. I'm blacking out again. I heard it called quick on-set rage. Do you think this may be it?

Answers:
The clinical term is "intermittent explosive (anger) disorder". For some reasons in mental health circles they often leave out the "anger" part of the name. I found this amusing because I could picture people suddenly exploding into bits. (Oops, maybe not so funny.)
you should be checked by a regular family practice doctor to make sure nothing else is wrong, like a seizure disorder. If there isn't you should definitely get mental health counseling, before this behavior gets you in big trouble.
Also, some of what you describe is concerning to me please get checked out.
~Gary RN

Other Answers:
Well, yes. That isnt something that usually happens to people. It could actually be a few other things.

I had a friend that would get angry over the stupidest things and once he beat the **** out of me for no reason at all and then when I saw him again he claimed not to have remembered any of it. I think thats BS but whatever.

You probably won't like this answer, but here it is anyhow: Your problem is that you are grasping for any excuse to justify your actions. Your "blacking out" is something YOU have created to get away with pounding the stuffing out of somebody who does something to get you very angry. If you talked with a counselor, or even a shrink, they should be able to help you realize your shortcomings in controlling your temper, and help you find ways to function, even though it would be "easier" for you to go off the charts and pound away. Good luck: you can work your way through this, with help.

Something like this can be cause by a severe and sudden increase in stress hormone and/or norepinepherine in the nervous system.
You might want to speak to a physician or a psychologist/psychiatrist and perhaps have them test your hormone levels. You may also have an abnormally high level of testosterone.
At the very least, it might be helpful to speak to a psychologist/psychiatrist (someone with a PhD, MD, or PsyD, please!!) to learn how to detect when this is happening and help alleviate or avoid these types of situations.

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