My friend said my mood swings were so intense that she was scared of me?

I'm no doctor, but maybe it would help if you take a pause from impulsiveness. When you suddenly have an extreme feeling about something and you feel agitated to react, pause, watch your breathing and assess the situation, respond don't react.

So, when for example something intensely irritating just happened and you want to explode, watch your body gestures, feel your facial expression, are your shoulders raised, are your muscles tightening up and you want to reply with hateful words? Bring back your posture and deep breathing watch that immediate uncontrollable mood and watch how unconsciously you have been controlled by it and in a way possessed by your impulses. Decide on a response that will bring a solution instead of a reaction that will make you feel better or smarter than the offender. Aim to have peace in an attempted conflict. Don't speak when it's coming from agitation, there is always a wiser way of taking care of a situation, "choose" that, so when a difficult situation comes you would not have regrets.

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Use the relaxation methods at http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody/a/Meditat...

or www.wikihow.com/Meditate or https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20... They will enable you to emotionally centre yourself, when practiced regularly, and can also help you become a person who is less influenced by the words and behaviour of others. Learn them at least a few hours apart, and preferably on different days, in the morning, or early afternoon. Use the one you find most effective. A minimum of 10 mns is recommended; 15 is better, and 20 is ideally preferred.

Recommended reading: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay Ph.D. The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today, by Julia Ross MA,

Out-of-Control: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Workbook for Getting Control of Our Emotions and Emotion-Driven Behavior by Ph.D. Melanie Gordon Sheets, &

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay,

Mood Swings: Understand Your Emotional Highs and Lows and Achieve a More Balanced and Fulfilled Life, by Paul Meier M.D., Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Frank Minirth,

Living The Mindful Way: 85 Everyday Mindfulness Practices For Finding Inner Peace by Sharon L Horstead, Mood Swings: Show "Em How You're Feeling! by Jim Borgman,

The Diet Cure: The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Gain, and Mood Swings--Naturally by Julia Ross MA, from your bookstore, Amazon.com or BarnesAndNoble.com

Check out http://www.wikihow.com/Special:GoogSearch?cx=00895...

Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind; view http://myfavoriteinterests.com/hypnosis/ about what it is, and isn't.

85% of people are suggestible to some degree; 15% - 20% highly so, and 15% - 20% aren't much at all, so you could either preferably seek professional hypnotherapy, or, if not an option, hypnosisdownloads.com has ones about controlling your emotions. Professional advice is to use preferably only 1, or a maximum of 2 at any one time.

WOMEN:

Read: "Eight Weeks to Vibrant Health: A Take Charge Plan for Women to Correct Imbalances, Reclaim Energy and Restore Well-Being" by Hyla Cass MD and Kathleen Barnes, & Natural Hormone Balance for Women by Uzzi Reiss, & Natural Prescriptions for Women: What to Do-- And When to Do It-- To Solve More Than 100 Female Health Problems-- Without Drugs by Susan Berg and The Editors of Prevention Health Books, & Dr. Bob's Guide to Balancing Female Hormones by Robert DeMaria, from your Bookstore, Amazon.com or BarnesAndNoble.com

View my previous answers about effective natural anxiety treatments at https://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20... and at http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201... but note that 8m.com has been replaced by: your-mental-health.weebly.com/i.html Learn and employ the relaxation techniques (begin with Progressive Muscle Relaxation) and the EFT variant for use in public places, in case it is needed there. Use whichever works best for you.