During these days, we find hardly someone caring. However, you are the one who is really concerned and caring.
Whatever be the diagnosis, a person in distress should be helped to overcome the same and lead a fruitful fully functional life. A person is said to be affected by a mental health issue when his communication is not effective. The expressive emotional outbursts are the symptoms of this.There may be some piled up emotions which he wants to get released.
Such piled up emotions, like an iceberg which made the ship "titanic" a history, when get pricked, leads to the outbursts. Thus, it is clear that he needs a an emotional release at present.
There are some chemicals in the brain which enable a person to function effectively with any situations. In a layman's language, these chemicals help you to be happy in a marriage ceremony and keeps you moody in a relative's death. The secretion of these chemicals in the brain is largely influenced by the emotional issues and vice versa.
As a matter of fact, the services of a
Psychiatrist have limitations like constraints of time. The medicines prescribed by a Psychiatrist will work wonders in maintaining the equilibrium of the chemicals, when the collaborative effort of a
Psychologist for patient listening and rendering effective
counselling for both individual affected and the persons significant in his life. In your husband's case, you are the one who can render an unconditional support to get him recovered from this
malaise.
As you are with him for years together, you may be able to judge his personality traits to a certain extent. The personality is influenced by the
parenting, social, familial and emotional factors. Let me ask you certain questions. How is your communication as a whole ? Is he throwing the
tantrum every now and then ? Is he good natured, adjustable, or wants to work alone, socially withdrawn,rigid or deliberate in his actions?
To conclude, Check for the services of a Qualified Psychologist available in town along with continuing the medications as prescribed by the Psychiatrist.
The Psychologist may be able to advise and aid certain behaviour modification therapies which should be followed meticulously.
Need not worry, you will be again be able to lead a fruitful life with your husband. Facilitate him effective communication.
Regards !
Dr Rajesh Thottingal Kalam
Rehabilitation Psychologist from India