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What Living With PTSD Taught Me About Anger Management and Accountability
Over 10 years ago, I developed a life-threatening illness that caused an acquired brain injury (ABI), and I was bed-confined and hospitalized for 18 months. During that time, I experienced traumatizing medical interventions, long hours of isolation and pain, and several moments of neglect and abuse at the hands of nurses. By the time I returned to the community, I had developed PTSD. I experienced many of the common symptoms and behaviors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but the most disturbing of them all was the sudden, explosive rage. Sometimes it would be directed at myself or inanimate objects, but most often it was directed at another person.