{"product_id":"when-pain-smiles-navigating-the-rage-of-ied-intermittent-explosive-disorder-9798988161004","title":"When Pain Smiles: Navigating the Rage of IED (Intermittent Explosive Disorder)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is crippling, embarrassing and misunderstood. Its rage is extreme, unpredictable and unsafe. Learning and adopting navigation skills are essential.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am an adult child of an alcoholic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewho has suffered through abuse. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eI had a traumatic brain injury\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand been ignored and abandoned and reduced. \u003c\/em\u003e --excerpt from ME\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntermittent Explosive Disorder is a mental disorder often caused by a traumatic brain injury (TBI), which alters the brain's capability to provide insight, judgment and impulse control. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brain's overreaction to the simplest of situations is explosive and dangerous and entirely out of proportion to the circumstance at hand. The brain misfires, rage is triggered, and an episode ensues where madness unleashes in a second. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eDespair. Hopelessness. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfinite distress. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWrath. Rage. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWretched abyss.\u003c\/em\u003e - excerpt from DAMNED \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of poems outlines in explicit detail a lived experience of facing and navigating the episodic rages of IED. A personal journey of ultimate acceptance of what can't be changed, emotional growth with healing, and spiritual discovery through recovery are presented to offer hope and guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll wrapped up with a wrinkled bow.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA threshold of fear to surpass.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eArmed with bravery, hope and prayer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eIED's not me. It's a part of who I am.\u003c\/em\u003e - excerpt from ALL WRAPPED UP\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy E. Reyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy E Reyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988161004\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy E Reyes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41194164879475,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_57906f88-7ee3-489f-9f83-46858c1b1c6d.jpg?v=1704297417","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/when-pain-smiles-navigating-the-rage-of-ied-intermittent-explosive-disorder-9798988161004","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}