[jacq10]

Does anyone find that anger is associated with their anxiety?
Because sometimes i feel like i sometimes get angry or frustrated and then i get so worked up that i almost forget why i'm angry, and then internalize it so that it becomes anxiety.
Like i'll be on campus, and its cold, and i'm waiting for the bus but its late. and then when it gets there someone will cut in front of me or something while getting on the bus. Then once i'm on the bus I get frustrated about it, and then just want to get off and get home so badly. and then when i get home it takes a long time for me to calm myself down enough to realise that i'd just gotten upset for nothing.
Anyone? Or is this just a weird occurance?

[lenjan]

Lately, something will tick me off and it takes me no time at all to spiral into complete and useless fury over 14 only tangentially related things. I don't know if I would call it anxiety, but right now, my emotions are so out of control I don't know what to call anything. I can go from neutral to outraged to blissfully happy in an hour or less. But I relate to what you're saying, for the most part, so I guess if you're weird, so am I.

[sabby]

I sometimes find that I get angry with my anxiety and then it becomes a vicious cycle that goes from anger to anxiety to more anger to more anxiety. Phewwww....boy it becomes very exhausting!

For me, concentrating on my breathing seems to help. It brings me back to the moment and I'm able to process what made me anxious then angry and it's easier for me to let it go at that point. I've also found that the more tired I am, the worse this happens to me. So I really have to work on getting enough sleep every night. That's not always easy to do unfortunately.

Hang in there ((((((((((((jacq10))))))))))))) Hope things get better soon for you!

Hugsss
sabby

[Perna]

Oh, I live there! Whenever I get angry about something "unreasonable" or in a way that is unreasonable (road rage) I have pretty much trained myself to stop and look at what's going on in me to see what I'm anxious about. Usually there's something scary where I'm helpless (loved one sick, someone going away, etc.) and I need to go look at/be with that problem for awhile so I get my feelings where they "belong".

[Sabrina]

The two also go hand in hand for me. When I get angry (usually over something little), my anxiety kicks in. On the other hand, I can get anxious or have an anxiety attack without anger being involved.

[Fuzzybear]

They often go together for me!

((((((((((((( jacq )))))))))))))

[jacq10]

Thank you all for your responses ((((((((((((((Everyone)))))))))) ... I kind of feel better knowing that I'm not alone in this ... i really wasn't sure if it was a "normal" thing or not.
's to you all

[therealme]

jacq, your not alone........
i used to be able to do all the odd jobs around the home.... but now i get angry if i do anything wrong or loose something or put something down and forget where i put it..........
my anger has become an issue at the moment, and sometimes i scare myself, with the things i say or do... and then after i just stop ................ and then i worry about everything

dec x0x

damb im even doing it here, with this post,...... checking and double checking, and getting angry now ...... so if i have missed anything im sorry but i have to stop typing now

dec x0x

[therealme]

ggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr signed it twice. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Perna]

Twice as much is better than none TRM :-)

[jacq10]

I agree with Perna ... I like the whole "the more the merrier" type of attitude

[doubtful]

Hi Jacq10,

I'm new here. Hope it's okay to respond to your post.

I think anxiety almost works the other way for me. I won't even be aware of anger or there is no clear angering trigger, but, I'll be VERY anxious. When I have the right mind about me, I can step back and ask, "what am I angry about?" Often it is a very old hurt about which I am angry, but about which I hadn't allowed myself to be angry. I'm better with having anger now than I've ever been in the past. But, I have all of this pent up anger from when I was a kid. I was taught/believed that anger was a "bad" feeling. Therefore, to be "good" meant to never be angry.

The anger comes out somehow. For me, right now in life, the stores of anger manifest as anxiety among other things. I'd rather just be angry! (Well, I'm working on it).

I think it's great to notice that our anger and anxiety are connected. I find that for me anxiety is lessened when connected to some sort of source. It's easier for me to have feelings that are in reaction to something, rather than to feel as if my feelings are random and in control of me. That only increases my anxiety!

Thanks for your helpful post. I hope this doesn't feel like I'm hijacking your thread.

~doubtful

[jacq10]

Hi doubtful
It's most definitely OK that you responded to my post! There's no form of hijacking here!
Thank you for sharing your story as well ... i find it interesting that you said that you have a lot of built-up anger from being a child as you weren't really aloud to express it. And now that you mention it.... i wasn't aloud either! I was pretty much always the "peace-keeper" because my younger brothers always seemed to form some sort of ruckus between my parents.
Hope to see you around!
Jacq