Irritability - Suppressed Anger?

For the past week or so, I have been feeling so damned irritable - feel it bubbling inside me . Every little task I have to do, just winds me up so much - and motivation leveling at zero!! Just thought today, maybe I have anger that I havn't dealt with? So, trying to connect with my inner self - am I angry? Yes I blo**y am.
Angry with my ex - just recently divorced, for lying and deceiving me - now happily off with another woman.
Angry with my circumstances, can't find work enough to support myself.
Angry with my lack of a support network - I could be dead for day's and no-one would know!
Angry - that I am 53yrs old, twice divorced now - and likely to spend rest of my life on my own.
Angry that I lost my mum 2 yrs ago, and all that went with that.
Angry with myself - for being down all the time, for finding life such a challenge, for losing my career - due to depression/anxiety.
Angry - Angry - Angry
Just needed to express it somewhere!

I think you can think on positive side on some of the things you stated above, in order to let go of your anger. For example, you have 51 years memories with your mother, unlike some people whose mother left/died when they were young (like mine was dead when I was 8); and you divorced your ex so you don't have to spend the rest of your life with this deceiving man, isn't that a good news? and being single can also have a good happy life, just depends on how you put it; with this economy nowadays, I think many people can relate to how you feel about money and jobs, it will get better. Hope you feel better tmr.

You know when I found I was extremely angry like that (and my shrink ok'd this) I went into my bedroom closed the door & wiindows, got a bunch of pillows, and started pounding the daylights out of them while hollering my fool head off at the person or persons I was maddest at. This released an AWFUL lot of anger and I sure felt better when I was done. I think I pounded and yelled for about 20 minutes, and afterwards I was exhausted --- I actually needed a nap cause I was emotionally spent.

Like I said, my shrink okayed my doing this cause I asked him ahead of time. I'd thought about this, and wondered if it would be healthy or not, but he said it would be a great idea. So I did it. Maybe it will work for you. Give it a try!

God bless & take care. Hugs, Lee

Thank you, feel little better this evening, but will try that when it build again!

Angry with my lack of a support network - I could be dead for day's and no-one would know!

agree with you on that one.. it's the same here

in fact i don't think " lack of a support network" covers it for me

Hi CandleGlow.....Just to add my 2 cents, when I have sudden flashes of anger (dare I say "rage"?), it appears to be related pretty directly to my level of anxiety. Warm Wishes ~whimsy

Thank whimsy
I have had high anxiety today - this evening a lot calmer. Think it helped just writing it down! And knowing we can do that safely here, without being judged.

A symptom of my major depression is extreme irratibility. I always thought depressed people rolled up in the fetal position and stayed in bed but its not my symptoms. When depression strikes I get very irritable...angry at everything, low tolerance for people and their stuff. I also cannot focus......You just may be going thru depession maybe.....Going out and doing something fun helps me.. I also like going shopping and taking a ride. After about an hour I have calmed down, but of course when I go home that feeling will probably be back the next day.

Thank you missbelle
Yes, I'm in the midst of depression