Bhagavad Gita 2.63

From anger, delusion; from delusion, memory of values slips; from that, discernment is destroyed; from destroyed discernment, the person falls.

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

krodhad bhavati sammohah sammohat smrti-vibhramah |
smrti-bhramsad buddhi-naso buddhi-nasat pranasyati ||

From anger, delusion; from delusion, memory of values slips; from that, discernment is destroyed; from destroyed discernment, the person falls.

This verse completes the psychological cascade started in the previous text, perfectly outlining the modern clinical models of addiction, impulse-control problems, and severe emotional dysregulation. Once krodha (strong anger or frustration) takes over, it brings sammohah (confusion, or a narrow, tunnel-like focus). In this state a person suffers smriti-vibhramah: they forget their values, the people they love and their long-term goals, such as staying sober or saving their marriage. When the memory of what truly matters is blocked, clear thinking (buddhi) shuts down. Without it acting as a steering wheel or brake, the person acts on impulse and harms themselves (the 'fall'). Recovering from addiction or anger problems means learning to break this chain early, before clear thinking is lost.