Penny Bail Bonds Anger Tips
By Anthony Fiore, Ph.D.
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Anger Tip #7 –Limit Alcohol Use

Case #1: Harry and Beth were celebrating a very good year in the Southern California Mortgage business. On a cruise ship in Florida, they began drinking early in the afternoon. By 1AM both were extremely intoxicated when she decided to call her ex-husband and to say “hello”. Harry became infuriated, but left the bar to stay out of trouble. Beth followed him to their room in a rage. The police were called, both were arrested. Both were sentenced to anger management plus alcohol treatment.

Case #2. Tom and John were brothers, aged 24 and 25. They decided to take a weekend trip to beautiful Catalina Island off the California coast where they encountered a bikini-clad young woman whom they tried to “hit on” after “getting wasted.”  Unfortunately, her boy friend did not appreciate the attention Tom and John were devoting to her, so they started “trash-talking” to each other. This escalated to a physical fight resulting in the arrest of both Tom and John. Both were sentenced to anger management plus AA meetings. Neither remembers clearly exactly what happened, but both agree that what they did was “stupid.”

Case #3. 50 year old Todd was often irrationally angry at his 5 year old daughter who acted “like a normal 5 year old.” He couldn’t understand why he was so angry at her, usually between 5-7 PM in the evening. Turns out, he had 5-7 drinks at that time of the day which, in his case, turned him into a different person. Before management treatment, Todd had never “connected” in his thinking that his  angry outbursts were related to alcohol use. So, as a test, he agreed to stop drinking entirely for two weeks. The result? No more angry feelings or outbursts toward his little girl.
Many people who are court-ordered to anger management admit that alcohol (or other substances) was involved in inappropriate expression of anger. For some people, alcohol brings out rage and irrationality. This is because it can easily pass what is called the “blood-brain” barrier (BBB) and thus literally goes right to our heads.
The name conjures up a kind of cross between the Berlin Wall and a coffee filter, but in fact refers to nearly 400 miles of narrow capillaries throughout the brain, all filled with tightly-packed endothelial cells that are exceedingly selective in what gets through. 
The function of the BBB is to protect the brain internally as the skull is to protecting it externally.  With very few exceptions, only small molecules soluble in fat clear the barrier. Alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine - all meeting this criteria - have a free pass. 
For some, after alcohol clears the BBB, it impairs judgment, lowers impulse control, and disengages inhibition (that little voice inside that says “don’t do it.” ). If you are arguing with someone else who is also inebriated, the effect of alcohol may be doubled—or worse.  
So, cut back on alcohol consumption and see if there is less anger!   If you suspect you may be an alcoholic, seek appropriate treatment.

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