Why is my daughter so angry?

[glodee]

I've posted in the past and had some very helpful and supportive answers. I'm very worried about whether my daughters anger is 'normal' teenage angst or something more. She told me tonight that when she felt really angry in the shower (conditioner was taking ages to wash out) that she punched the mirror and slammed the shower doors and then felt very sad and went to bed for a sleep. Me & her dad were out for the couple of hours when this happened - could there be a connection? Think she may need some professional support but I'm wary of over reacting. Thanks for listening.

[porkypoo]

No experience, but at least she is speaking to you about it, so that must be good? I would ask her if she wants to get advice from a doctor...see what response you get and go from there....good luck xx

[amillionyears]

Is she normally angry?
Amd is she early teens?

[BrummieMummie]

The first thing that sprung to my mind was: has she started her periods and if so, do you know where she is in her cycle? I used to get the most awful PMT as a teenager and this sounds like the sort of little thing I would have got irritated by and vastly overreacted to (probably in a similarly angry, door-slamming way) at that time of the month.

The fact she has mentioned it makes me think that maybe she thinks the way she is feeling is not normal and would like some sort of help. Either way it's great that she's happy to discuss it with you.

Have there been other incidents similar to this one or is this a one off?

[wrathomum]

PMT was my first thought too. Does it affect her socially?

[lizbee156]

Again, how old is she?
It sounds like a fairly normal thing for a young teenager.
If so it does pass!