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I woke up extremely angry again this morning. I am sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I hate that I can't feel happy. I get my son this weekend, he will be here soon and I can't even get excited about that. Every little thing sets me off and makes me want to scream. Who else gets these types of feelings for no apparent reason??
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*hugs* and peace to you. take good care. i hope you feel better soon.
Hope this helps.
I'm staying away from my family until mu anger becomes manageable again. It sits heavy in my stomach. I know that it will lessen as I start to work through stuff in counselling. I don't think I'm doomed to carry this rage for the rest of my life.
The other day, I talked to a former firefighter/policeman who had PTSD. He said he used a punching bag.
I do notice that when the rage is acted on... It really does seem to reduce the chemicals. It's like choosing "fight" is more effective than "flight" for bringing those down. So, it's kind of scary that, if I release it, I am reinforced to do it again.
I don't have a good solution yet. Before I was sick, I found that the only effective thing was to "destroy" something, so I would get a glass from the trash/recycling and smash it on the patio or sidewalk. Then I would just sweep it up. That helped then unlike the idea of punching a pillow. I have never punched a gigantic bag and I haven't broken any glassware since I got sick. I did do something bad and I did feel better for days. I have released by yelling at people at that was effective too.
I wish I had an "answer." At this point, I'm still working on it. I do think I have come to the realization that if someone tries to dump on me, I'm just gonna unload and they can taste their own medicine. I don't want to "protect" jerks anymore. Of course, I'm a big wanting to help person, so I will still walk away when accidentally triggered and I don't want to yell at random people and I *especially* don't want to yell at the people I care about.
Hmm... Maybe the solution is beating the bag to a pulp *while* screaming at it?