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Denise O’Doherty

Denise O’Doherty

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Home » Articles » Rage: Its Devastating Affect on Your Health

Rage: Its Devastating Affect on Your Health

March 6, 2014 by Denise O'Doherty

Rage (often called fury or frenzy) is an emotion / rage therapy, dealing with rage, Rage and Its Devastating Affect on Your Healthfeeling of intense or growing anger. It is associated with the fight-or-flight response and often activated in response to a serious  offense. The phrase, ‘thrown into a fit of rage,’ expresses the immediate nature of rage. We often hear about “road rage” regarding people expressing their anger while driving.  If left unchecked rage may lead to violence. Depression and anxiety lead to an increased susceptibility to rage and luckily there is therapy and treatment for rage.

The following article from the March edition of the BBC Health News, discusses how rage and accumulated outbursts of anger can influence health problems. It also states that chronic stress can contribute to heart disease, because it can raise blood pressure and also because people may deal with their stress in unhealthy ways, for example by smoking or drinking too much alcohol.

Read more to see their findings and the list of ways to prevent problems.

Angry people ‘risking heart attacks’
By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online

Category: areas of practice, couples counseling, Marriage Counseling, relationship counseling

About Denise O’Doherty

Denise O’Doherty, LPC, MSN, LMFT, RN, a native New Yorker, is a psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist and Registered Nurse. In addition to her 25-year, full-time private practice in Houston, Texas, she is an educator, lecturer and author. Denise presents regularly to professional, corporate and civic organizations on personal development and transgender education. She has been a Clinical Instructor for the University of Texas at Houston School of Nursing. Her warm and engaging style provides enlightenment, clarity and insight. She inspires confidence while helping others seek positive change. Denise specializes in Gender Identity Issues, Marriage and Family Therapy, Relationship Counseling, Pre-Marital Counseling, Addiction, Recovery and Codependency.

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