Angriest woman in the world

[spacedone123]

I feel like I could set the world alight. I'm always angry.
My thoughts seem erratic lately and I have no clue why.
One minute everything is ticking along fine and the next I'm regurgitating events from the past in my head and churning up a lot of anger.
I seem to think the worst of people - strangers even - judging them and getting worked up about stuff in my head that just shouldn't be given a 2nd thought.
How do I stop this? It's making me miserable and on edge. And also anti social which is not a good combination with kids who want nothing more but to mix with other kids. I don't prevent this but I hate having to deal with other parents and other kids for that matter.
My in laws whom I've always loved are starting to irritate me and I no longer look forward to family events. I'm not pre menopausal I just don't know what's wrong. Sorry just needed a rant.

You sound just like I feel.

Have your thyroid checked. It might be over-active. That would make you feel irrationally angry. Have you lost weight recently?

I have lost weight but thought it was because I was a lazy cow and couldn't be bothered to cook for myself after I'd sorted the kids out.
I didn't know about thyroid - thanks - I'll look into it

I feel like this too. Sometimes i feel like everyone is talking about me and laughing at me even though they're probably not. I've just started a new job and if someone doesn't reply to my conversation how i want them to i automatically think they hate me so then i think i hate them too.

My MH default setting is anger and it’s taken only a few sessions of CBT to stabilise it. I am pregnant and it started getting really bad at around 24w.

Now I’m 33w, and I’m in the endgame it’s back quite hard and I’m having to apply the CBT skills very hard.

Regarding a PP saying her colleagues may not answer her back, that would flick my “kill” switch right now even though I rationally know I’m in the wrong.

Weirdly the only two people I don’t feel the desire to roast are my DC. Even DH who can’t put a foot wrong has got it a bit of late.

Anyway, solidarity OP. At the end of the day I do some meditation videos on YouTube (try yoga with Adrienne) and I think it takes me from 11 to 10 on the “feral” scale.

I started to feel like this with perimenopause, which I know started when I was 28. The slow drop in hormones is unbelievable. Btw... starting full-blown menopause and stabby doesn’t begin to describe it. HRT is just the beginning.