[Melmo]

Anyone else feel like this? The smallest things annoy me. When my mom comments on certain things on Facebook and disagrees with me on something, or everytime she comments to ask a question instead of a ? She puts a ! At the end. That annoys me. And my 4 year old is now in the phase where he asks sooo many questions. She also asks me to repeat myself all the time like "what did you say?" and after repeating myself once or twice i get frustrated and say "you heard me" shes not deaf, she knows what im saying ao i dot know why she does it. Of course she asks why alot but also questions like "what will happen if..." And after awhile I just ask her to please stop talking. I feel bad but I can't help being so annoyed all the time. Any advice?

[glok]

Hello, JustWantToBeNormal. What is happening in your life that you get annoyed at the smallest things?

[sonnynotsunny]

I’m more annoyed at anything during my period, which I feel really low during that time.

[ThisWayOut]

I'm sorry you are struggling so badly with that right now. As glok asked, is there anything you can pinpoint contributing to your frustration levels? I recently figured out all sedatives and psychotropic meds make me very angry/volatile. I also know I am more that way even off meds when I am stressed by things in life (finances, feeling alone, increased depression, moods of those around me)...
I have found when that happens, it helps if I try to regulate my sleep, and to be able lessen the stress. Is there anyone that can help you with your daughter, especially when you are more stressed? Is there anythign you can do to help yourself relax and take care of you?

[Pierro]

Agitated depression can make everything annoying. Children can be very annoying, its very difficult bringing up a child. I have 3 and they can be a handfull, but I do love them as you do your child. Having a mental illness makes everything difficult.

I'm having issues with that right now, well, to be precise I'm vacillating between finding everything irritating and crying like a little B****.

[Melmo]

I don't know. I went off my meds a few months ago, that could have done it. My dr just put me on a new med so maybe that'll make a difference, I don't know. I'm just tired of being irritable and angry.

[Melmo]

Maybe it could also have something to do with the fact that I hate myself, I have horrible self esteem. I Have an eating disorder, I am depressed and anxious. Theres just ao many things wrong with me. I also struggle a lot with keeping up with house work, I feel like I am always cleaning but things are never clean. So then I feel like I'm a failure because I can't keep my house clean. I've been doing fairly well in the last week or so but it's a constant struggle.

[S.Costello]

When I'm not on medication (I've been on Prozac and just recently stopped taking Zoloft cold-turkey), I am easily irritated and the littlest things can set me off. Usually it's stuff I have little to no control over. Other people never cease to piss me off, either on the street or on the news, and I fly into a rage the minute I find someone who will listen to me vent (good thing I don't have kids!). This has been a common pattern since I was a teenager, and the only times I'm more mellowed out and patient is when I'm on medication. It could just be how the depression manifests itself, unless there's something else at play that hasn't been diagnosed.

I hear you on keeping the house clean. I just moved to a small shoebox apartment with carpet, so I've had to devote more time to cleaning as well, otherwise the place will become filthy right away. It's a pain in the ***, but I like to think of it as a distraction from all the b/s going on and revel in the end result.

[Whoaminoone]

I don't have any good advice or explanation to explain things for you, but I do understand feeling annoyed at, well...everything! I can't recall the last time I didn't feel annoyed at my husband, kids, other drivers, tv personality, constantly cleaning house only for it to look like I haven't cleaned ever, FB posts where people shorten their words by leaving out every vowel.....the list is endless!

I can totally understand what you are saying.... I have different triggers than you - but yes - one negative comment (or more accurately one perceived negative comment) and I tend to freak out (resentment to deep depression to suicidal all within minutes)......

For me - kids asking a million questions or making messes or being slobs.... that is music to me - but I know it grinds many people. And one 'why didn't you _____' will freak me out - but may not bother you.....

Point is - we all have our triggers. And we all have strengths. Feel free to lean on me anytime. I would love to be of some help..... (for a change).

[Melmo]

I'm just so fed up with being irritable. I'm such a ***** to my daughter had I hate myself for it. This is not me. But it is at the same time. I'm in such pain all the time because of my back, hips and legs, and pressures to hve everything clean because I babysit. I feel like things are never clean enough. Like right now I'm trying to clean but sat down discouraged because it's never good enough. I'm just tired of being anxious about everything. I'm having a lot of anxiety about food lately too.

[Altered Moment]

It is a recent phenomenon for me with depression. I have always been the most laid back non stress person even in depression. My disease has taken on a whole new life in the last five years. Anxiety and paranoia have been added. Ruminating, worrying, agitation, getting annoyed.

Like my car overheated yesterday and I don't know why. I can't stop thinking about it. When I am worrying about some little thing everything else annoys me until i can get that problem solved. Obsessing over it and want the whole world to worry about my little problem and stop all theirs or just leave me alone. I am not used to agitation and annoyance but they are a part of depression......i guess.