I don’t know if anger is a common part of depression, but it seems to go hand-in-hand with mine.
Some days I feel myself boiling over with rage. It’s as though I can feel the anger bubbling right underneath my skin and it feels almost impossible to control.
On these days I snap at everyone. My husband can’t even ask me how my day went without having an angry tirade burn his ears.
Since having kids I’ve really had to learn how to get a handle on this seething rage that comes out of nowhere. I take deep breathes, give myself time-outs and use my gym membership to get a break when I need it the most (right before dinner).
What I find most frustrating is that I truly don’t understand where this anger comes from or why it often threatens to overpower me. Why can’t I be depressed without being crippled with rage?
Some days I feel myself boiling over with rage. It’s as though I can feel the anger bubbling right underneath my skin and it feels almost impossible to control.
On these days I snap at everyone. My husband can’t even ask me how my day went without having an angry tirade burn his ears.
Since having kids I’ve really had to learn how to get a handle on this seething rage that comes out of nowhere. I take deep breathes, give myself time-outs and use my gym membership to get a break when I need it the most (right before dinner).
What I find most frustrating is that I truly don’t understand where this anger comes from or why it often threatens to overpower me. Why can’t I be depressed without being crippled with rage?