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i wake in the morning or after a nap sad

extraterrestrialone
extraterrestrialone

lately i wake up in the morning or after a nap feeling very sad.  then i get angry that i'm feeling so sad.  it would happen occasionally previously and i didn't think much of it except it being a symptom of being a crazy man, but now it is happening more often and i really hate it. honestly it think it is the realization, right or wrong, that all is lost.  i don't know how to handle it and i was just napping after dinner and then woke feeling very extremely sad and then angry and i know how being angry is such a problem since i have no right to be so i had to go and contain myself.  i did a pretty good job of it but my reward for the job well done is just feeling sadness and anger well contained.  here is the part where i want to start using the bad words but i'll contain myself. 


does anyone experience this?  do you know what it is?  does shouting profanities help?  what does?  i hope someone knows.

arfie
arfie
Yup, I have gone through uncounted rounds of it. I am approaching readiness to agree with the psychobabble which claimed I had been in need of honest grieving for most --if not all-- my life and was using the anger to deflect the need to grieve. Big girls don't cry.

Continued support while you sort your own, ET.
MzKim
MzKim
I have also experienced the days of sadness and wanting to cry for no reason. I have learned to handle it with a good cry or writing in a journal. My sister can say things that makes me feel down really bad, sometimes it takes a couple of days to get passed it. Thank God for my mom and my girlfriends that notice my moods and come around me to encourage me.
nightingale77
nightingale77
Personally I have experienced several days of deep sadness. My mind just swirled with negative thoughts and everything I feel is black. Recently I have learnt not to react to my sadness. Instead I tried responding to it. For eg, I acknowledged the sadness, prayed that God will grant me strength from above as I know I cannot get through the days without His divine intervention. I also continue to exercise even though I really don't feel like it. I took up rock painting recently which helps to slow down my running negative thoughts.

I'm not sure what could have been the triggers for your mood but you can certainly rise above them and be your own mighty warrior. One day at a time, one task at a time. Be well and take care. God bless!
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