Do you find yourself frequently angry at the world, at others, or at yourself? Can you go from irritated to irate in a split second, followed by a deluge of self-judgement and self-righteousness about the outburst, leaving you even more depleted? Have you tried to deal with these parts of yourself with distractions, drugs or sheer willpower, only to find the results short-lived?
Most people have a complicated relationship with their emotions, especially stronger ones like anger.
It can be effective and even accepted at times in some relationships, but just as often, corrosive to genuine intimacy and physical health. Anger is a natural stress response signaling that a need or desire isn’t getting met, and frequently we’ve learned to avoid or control the parts of us that get defensive in order to get along with others. Too often, this provides only temporary relief. Why not get to the root of your toxic anger and spend less energy worrying about it taking over?
Internal Family Systems recognizes that while every part of us is valuable and may have positive intentions, some take over and make our lives miserable.
With IFS, your therapist will help you listen to inner battles without getting entangled in them. Instead of trying to eliminate an angry part of you, IFS helps you heal the pain that drives it through the transformative power of your Self.