[annoyedgrunt84]

I get short-tempered with people when I’m depressed/anxious when I snap at them I feel even worse.

[Skeezyks]

When I'm particularly depressed I have more of a tendency to become quiet & withdrawn. When I become especially irritable is when I'm tired. The more tired I am, the more easily angered I tend to become. It has always been this way with me.

[MickeyCheeky]

So Sorry! Please do not give up! i partly agree with the wise and wonderful in that i am usually not confrontational if i feel angry i think. Perhaps it may be best to take care of yourself when you're feeling depressed and re-start interacting with other people when you're feeling in a better mood. Sorry if you have thought about that already. Are you currently seeing a therapist? Perhaps that may Help a bit as well. Sorry if you have already replied to this question. Perhaps some relaxation techniques may be useful as Well when you're feeling like this. Give it a thought or try if you haven't already if you want to of course. Sending many safe, warm hugs to BOTH you, @annoyedgrunt84, your Family, your Friends and ALL of your Loved Ones! Keep fighting and keep rocking NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OK?!

[annoyedgrunt84]

I'm not really confrontational, I just really want to isolate right now and I can't and it's frustrating.

[Rose76]

Sorry you aren't feeling well. Dealing with others can feel burdensome when depression dogs you down. Sometimes you do need to withdraw from others. I hope this passes and you feel better.

Not many people understand depression. Everyone thinks they do because everyone figures they've been depressed and have gotten through it. Chronic, clinical depression is different.

I notice that bejng hungry makes me irritable and short with people. Try and eat regularly and well. It might help a bit.

[mssweatypalms]

Originally Posted by annoyedgrunt84

I get short-tempered with people when I’m depressed/anxious when I snap at them I feel even worse.

I can totally relate, especially when my depression is starting. It could be because in my head, everything's slow and I can't stand it when people ask for too much or do things I can't catch up with.

[Alive99]

Originally Posted by mssweatypalms

I can totally relate, especially when my depression is starting. It could be because in my head, everything's slow and I can't stand it when people ask for too much or do things I can't catch up with.

That's the same for me when I'm overloaded enough. I just have things in my head fall apart and then I can't adjust when people want to put more demands on me for me to focus on, to process in my head and sort out and do them. Same for when people do things with me not being able to adjust fast enough/adjust properly, yeah, but that requires extreme overload for me for it to be like that (this is rare). That is not depression specific for me but I think depression with the slowness makes you less able to deal with stress too. Also depression can be caused by overload too (sorta exhaustion).

How I dealt with it was I first recognised this was going on and then I found workarounds. Like, put a lock on my door so I'm not disturbed randomly/suddenly was one example. Another example was have certain people write down the demand on a slip of paper and then I'd have time to review it at my own pace and time. I also explained to people that I'm feeling this way because of my state and it's not about them (or about me either ). Things like this. And of course, overall, manage stress/load better, over time this helped too, less chance to be overloaded like that.