[dalkey13]

I just moved (within same city) 2 weeks ago and for various reasons it was real stressful. My problem is that I have been very irritable and crying easily.
This is mostly in response to my computer having major problems and I get extremely frustrated with it. I am not irritable with people or when I am emptying boxes or other day to day things. I am not working and do spend a lot of time on my pc. I also have had a resurgence of grieving for my husband who passed away 4 yrs. ago. This may be due to the stress ( or exaccerbated by the stress). I quit therapy a couple of months ago and still feel that was right, my psych doc agrees. I am complient with my meds and have been stable for 5-6 months. Any ideas - I have no symptoms of mania or depression other than mood mentioned. Sleep fine, etc.

Stress, well that sounds a lot like my stress response, I get touchy, I cry, I'm super sensitive, emotional and irritable but not depressed. I don't handle stress that well.

I could see how a move with lots of stress and some grieving could have that reaction. that's actually quite a bit of stress at once. I'm sorry your feeling so stressed tho. And I am sorry about your loss.

I'm not in therapy anymore either and for the most part I'm ok and doing well with that. Do you have any skills or tools you can use to reduce some of the stress. Meditation or any thing that can help relax you? And just see if that helps some?

Welcome to PC, I hope you will like it here. And I hope you start to feel better soon.

[faerie_moon_x]

Do you connect with people a lot using the computer? It could be that your frustration with the computer not working is something like you're feeling isolated from online friends?

Also if you moved far from where you lived before this would make you feel even more disconnected.

[Eloise42]

Yeah that sounds pretty much like me when I'm PMS, which would be the week that medication is rendered null and void. On top of that a friend once told me that the emotional toll moving has on us is pretty much equivalent to experiencing a death. And having moved a lot I really think that's true. I read an article where experts advise staying in a hotel between residences because of the stress. It doesn't see like it would be a bigger deal than all the obvious stuff but even though I've done it like thirty times it always hits me harder than I think it should.

When I was in the height of situationally-required-constant-moving-frenzy I figured out to pack my creature comforts all together. So go through the boxes and find the two dozen things, or at least most of them, that may seem silly but make you feel okay no matter where you are. Which may or may not include, special dishes, stuffed toys, comfy sweats, decorations that are just so familiar it is comforting to see them etc. The more emotional/routine attachment you have the more effective they are.

And yes, I am saying that there is a huge amount of comfort to be found in material objects. I hope it doesn't sound patronizing when I say, it sounds like you need your blankie, because personally, I definitely need mine.