Check this out...if I stay pissed off...I stay pissed off without interuption. No one taking over. Grit my teeth and scowl.

Its easier to fight the others off. It lasts awhile, but it ends. I might maje it a day...or hour. No telling really.

Is that a grounding thing, staying centerd and focus? All the Others fight for grounding...its freaking nuts in here.

Sucks knowing that you are not alone. Its a battle to be. Welcome to our world.

((((((hugs)))))))))

[L.P.]

Never thought about it like that before, anger as a grounding technique, but my grounding stuff is external focused... well, that and emotions kinda make me space out more than a lil bit anyhow so it would be totally counterproductive for me to try. Numb/nothing is my default, you know? But the ones in my system who do anger... yeah, so long as their grr levels are high, they tend to fly solo, so lil internal crowding or someone else showing up until the grr runs itself out. I always dismissed it as them doing their things and us giving them room. Could be an interesting thing to try out sometime... see if one of the angry ones can cling to it and plow through life a bit longer than usual. Huh. Now I'm wondering if Gwen is paying mind to this and would be willing to give it a go.

I know it sucks, but what else works? I get an edge that stays central. But the energy required fizzles.

[zoiecat]

I use anger all the time as a grounding technique during sessions. I tend to turn into this timid rabbit the minute I walk into therapy. It leaves me vulnerable and allows the others to fight to come out. I have had good success with trying to stay angry through a session and it allows me to stay grounded and present.

[Loose Screw x 2]

My bad alternate uses caffeine for this or if we are already loaded up with it, it sustains him. It's his energy. Too much of it will bring him out in a bad way so, we have to be careful with the intake. However, I do need coffee in the mornings to help me stay awake because of sleep apnea.

Possible trigger:

About two months ago, I just about got into a physical fight with my ignorant brother who doesn't understand and is abusive in some ways. I was upset and decided to try to guzzle a two liter drink to deliberately bring out the evil one. He knocked the bottle out of our hands and smacked us hard and tried to justify it with talk of "tough love" then, tried to hug me and I/it was still and didn't hug back because it was pissed off. It threatened him with a "You'll pay for that." which he foolishy didn't take seriously and just blew him off like what he/it had said didn't matter. We chose not to do anything to him because he is family but, he's still a fool in our eyes. Sorry. It's an unpleasant memory.

Sorry for letting go of some of the information that I have in me but, this has been happening a lot lately as part of my stress. Sorry for coming in to yet another thread and making it about me. I know that that is very rude. I just have an intense need to express this stuff. And for once I feel that I have found an online community that understands. But, back to what AlwaysChanging2 said about staying pissed off. That is my dark alternate when he isn't high on one of his delusions and going on about his 'perceived' powers.

Possible trigger:

The only other thing that helps him maintain his presence is when the original (Me) is afraid because of the stuff that he does and threats that he makes. My fear is his new or secondary energy source.

[dlantern]

Let's just say I'm glad there is senority in folks career because whew staying pissed off is ideal