Does everyone feel like this a lot as they get older?

[Hunkkp]

Or is it not that common and I need help?!

I don’t know how to explain it well, but I am basically quite often a mildly angry, frustrated and irritated woman. I can be perfectly pleasant and believe that’s how I come across most of the time as describe me as positive and upbeat and kind…. But inside I’m rarely these things!!!

Honestly, so many things make me angry inside. Bad service, traffic, the weather! I’m a miserable git. I didn’t used to be so pessimistic. Is this just life?

Have you tried CBT? That was a game changer for me, didn't go there for my anger issues, but I was a very very angry person for a long time. After CBT I found that I rarely get angry now, and feel much more in control of not just emotions but arising situations, I can approach them calmly and logically instead of being some screaming heebie jeebie like I was before. It rewires your brain, it really was life changing for me.

I second this, I went to my GP & she listened to my symptoms, asked some very pointed questions and told me I she strongly suspected that I was suffering from depression and encouraged me to make some changes, which I have done & I feel much less anxious.

This is me too. I wake up in the mornings & vent out loud to myself 'I hate mornings, hate dark mornings, SHUT TF UP alarm clock' then get to work with a huge smile on my face saying 'Good Morning' to everyone I pass. My inner grumpy old woman isn't always easy to hide sometimes as I rage with silent facial expressions at other drivers & ignorant people. I feel I have mellowed a bit as I've got older though as a lot of things that used to bother me don't anymore.

During the menopause, I've abandoned a supermarket trolley for the same reason. My take on this is that if the supermarket can afford to employ some jobsworth to tell their customers what to do 🙄, they can damn well employ that same person to operate a checkout and offer a customer service.

There, that's menopausal rage in action for you. I felt loads better after that 😁

@Hunkkp I think this meme I spotted a few weeks ago I saved sums it up

I'm very grumpy (particularly at work) I just want to be at home drinking tea watching Netflix or reading

Post Menopausal as had hysterectomy late 40s now. on HRT not sure if its the answer!
Miserable, moaning frequently, life in general is so tiring, kids, home, needy parents .,endless traffic so driving is no longer a pleasure. Poor state of the UK winds me up, sad at loss relatives etc....have a very good friend whom is also like this ,we both laugh at each other, its everyone else that makes us miserable !

I'm afraid I am the same. I have no idea why but as I've got older I've become quite frustrated person. I thought when I retired it would get better. I am nicer to live with now as I'm not work stressed but I find going out shopping really difficult. I don't want to queue I just want to get on with things, I am so impatient and I do found it all so overwhelming, my spatial awareness has also buggerd off to another galaxy.

I find on-line shopping overwhelming as well, after searching through 3 pages I've had enough

There's no rhyme or reason to it all.

@Purplebunnie spatial awareness ! I forgot that little bugger, yes ,i don't think my driving is as good these days !!

Driving is not good but it's more when I'm out in public. You'd think I was on the bottle, I just have no idea where people are in relation to me, I'm always getting in their way

And god can I talk. I went for tea the other week with someone with the same hobby interest. Lets just say I won't be getting asked back again, I suppose this could be because I don't go out much. I'm beginning to think I'm a narcissist especially on here so I keep saying to myself, it's not about you - and here I go again😂

Yep! This is me!!!