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Originally Posted by paynful
I find myself incredibly pissed the eff off. True everything about my day seems to fall apart. BUT WHY IS EVERYTHING SO IRRITATING?!?
I can't let anything go. Everything is like nails on a chalkboard. I don't understand why people are so stupid. Why is everything I'm trying to accomplish turning to s**t? Nothing is getting done. Everyone needs to have things explained 10 times. And still they aren't getting stuff done.
I know that any given situation does not require this must animosity from me. It should not be a big deal. Why can't I just take a deep breath and let it go... like I normally do...
Why can't I control these feelings when I KNOW how irrational it is to respond in such extremes? If I can recognize my own irrationality, then why can't I control my response??
I know it has to do with my depression affecting my energy level with a big helping of panic attack, but still, WTF....
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I'm sorry you've been going through this.
I don't know if this resonates with you or helps, but ....
For me being p***ed off at everything and everyone is usually the extreme frustration. So I don't think it's completely irrational. It's just not helpful.
Because it's frustration, I find that getting something else done can help me feel less powerless and frustrated. Anything.
But when I'm in the midst of it, and feel that all people are just a bunch of arrogant, hypocritical, self-centered, obstructionist twerps (*cough*, *ahem*
), I stick to tasks or activities that don't require interaction with other people. Physical stuff works better for me in most cases.
But in general, you can also look to any of the coping techniques for emotional distress (DBT, ACT, et. al.). Although I know how very hard that can be sometimes.
