Explosive anger often feeds on itself through a cycle that includes shame. The rage erupts and causes damage. Shame follows. The shame feels unbearable, so it converts back into anger, directed either inward as self-contempt or outward as blame toward the person who provoked the original explosion. Each pass through the cycle intensifies the next one. The man caught in this loop often recognizes the pattern and despises himself for repeating it, but the self-hatred is another form of the same dynamic: pain that cannot be tolerated, converting into aggression because no other outlet is available.
Dr. David Steinbok helps adults in Boca Raton who are caught in the shame-anger cycle. His psychodynamic approach treats the shame with the same therapeutic attention it gives the anger, recognizing that both are components of the same system. A therapist who works with chronic anger understands that breaking the cycle requires addressing the shame as well, in a space where shame can be experienced without converting into another round of rage. His private, confidential Boca Raton office is designed for exactly this kind of sensitive work.
