[notmrsbrightside]

I've been suffering a while with feeling down and ****** about my life. This morning I missed a call from a good friend and we missed meeting each other by about 15 minutes. I've been ridiculously mad since then and unable to think straight. I'm upset I missed the initial call and I'm mad that I didn't leave the house earlier. I'm angry with the security for not unlocking the door at our office and because of that I can't get any water. Is this a brilliant new phase of whatever I'm going through or am I making excuses?

[Agentfyre]

Anger is always perfectly normal. It can be painful, uncontrollable, and even a burden, but it's always normal. Many times, anger will actually mask deeper feelings that lie unidentified underneath. It's important to identify those underlying emotions so that they too can be expressed.

Just based on what little you've shared so far, it seems that you've been judging yourself quite harshly (which may be a form of sadness or other emotion), and that this in turn is converted into anger. Anger is a reaction to perceived injustice. That injustice in this case MAY be putting yourself down, but I don't know your situation well enough to say with certainty.

Try to root out some of those negative thoughts, or try to understand what may be behind them. Doing this can lessen the anger since those underlying emotions are getting the attention they need. And as always, is the problem persists and is affecting daily functioning, consult with a professional therapist.

[Can't Stop Crying]

I think anger/frustration can be one of the ways that depression manifests itself. Everyone has different symptoms, situations, responses, etc. so it is hard to define "normal". Do you have a therapist you are working with?

[Altered Moment]

Yes anger, irritability, agitation can be symptoms if you think they are out of the norm. Anger is normal though. I guess it depends on your history and what is normal for you.

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[lilypup]

I would definitely be stressed if all that happened to me. Can you use some coping skills like breathing to stay calm? Did you contact your friend and figure it out?

[waterknob1234]

This sounds like the kind of stuff that irritates and stresses me. Call your friend and set up another time to meet. Unfortunately, agitation seems to go with depression.

[notmrsbrightside]

Hey guys. Sorry I replied so late, I didn't actually get the notification that I had messages. I don't have a therapist, there aren't very many where I am. The agitation and anger sucks because I tend to take it out on people around me which just makes me feel like a bad person and makes everyone feel like I'm just being a real *****. I didn't eventually meet my friend and I felt really relieved about it , but I got mad again with someone for not doing what he always says he'll do. It's like all my dormant frustrations have come to light. And sometimes I get mad about one thing and get myself so worked up that I have a chain reaction to so many other things. Sigh.