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people who had serious tantrums and rage moments, how do you get over it??? oh my god

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why00why · 27/04/2026 09:51

title, sorry this will be long but can I just talk about something I think about a LOT, what I mean is these outbursts I sometimes got I have honestly no clue how you would deal with it and its been like this FOREVER. I am even embarrassed when I talk to my mom because of it even tough she is not mad. But I must have been a terrible kid to have and I have no clue why I am still some times like this.

I always hear you are not supposed to bottle it up but it's not like. I can ever let it out either bec get these rages that feel seriously unstoppable and it's like pure hate and rage is flowing through every blood vessel in my body tingling all over and I just go ape as crazy as it sounds I would literally throw and smash my stuff up left and right fling my arms out and scream bloody murder but when I am done I am done for a long time and calm again as if nothing happened.

And goodness I wrecked so much stuff and threw tantrums all the damn time when I was kid I truly mean that it’s not even funny. I remember slamming a door so hard it cracked off the hinges, and throwing my kick scooter on purpose down the stairs into our basement and it bashed so loud my mom came rushing thinking I am destroying the house or whatever I mean it.

I had a bad situation once where I ran into my room and ruined it all. I flipped my desk threw whole drawers full of stuff against the walls, grabbed my nerf rifle and swung it blind around like a baseball bat knocked everything off the shelves and stomped on it, I hit the ceiling lamp and bust the light bulbs and guess my mom heard me thrashing my room and when she came in I swung it full speed at my bed post and it shattered into a million plastic pieces that hit us both and there was finally quiet for a second after the chaos and she just stood there and looked at me for a moment and said we gotta clean this up. She didn’t yell I didn’t get punished no nothing she juss wanted to help clean that ultra mess carnage I just caused. I legit felt like I broke 99% of all the stuff I even had on that day I am not kidding I remember my mom was picking up pieces of a cd player I had and whatver off my bed because there was stuff everywhere it looked like hell.

And she would buy me new things she would buy the complete same things again for me once she told me just don't do anything to anything that doesn't belong you and It know what she meant. Because I would't stop I would rip my beds sheets to shreds, I destroyed every Nintendo ds I ever had the ds lite, the 3ds and 3ds xl and I would rage when I lost at games or when my mom tried to take it away and stuff I would obviously throw it or whatever and with the last one I had the screen part held on with tape and it had to be open all the time and when I was giving it so someone or played with them every body always asked what the heck happened to it.

One time I was absolutely mad coming out of school and I threw all my stuff away I just saw a trash can on my way and threw it all in there mid walk. The whole bag my books and pens everything and in that moment I felt literally free I will never forget it because it was also heavy and my back was sweating under it and it was so freeing to get rid of it. But of course in the couple days after that every time in school in each hour the teachers would ask have you forgotten your things again and that was until my one of the teachers I hate came up and asked why I keep forgetting it and I told her I don’t even have any of that anymore. And I guess she called my mom or whatever because she actually got me the exact same bag that I had before and bought new books and just gave it all to me saying don't worry that I "lost it" and I was confused because she wasn't even angry I was like how do you even know.

Anyway my mom just forgave a lot, and she never made me feel like I am a bad person but I just feel like I have no control and it terrifies me to think back at these times like if I was someone else dealing with me I would have run away from me or something.

WHAT can you even do with thoughts and moments like that it costs so much energy to suppress that!!!! And do NOT tell me go therapy take this and that etc I would never ever trust any of that and much rather stick w it on my own. Has anyone else had a history of stuff like that happening where they feel like a loose cannon or whatever just rogue and you yourself do not know what you will do next but it just forces to be let out somewhere. I don’t even know how to describe I am sorry if it sounds dumb but can anyone please relate!!!!

OP posts:
Jessamy12 · 30/04/2026 09:28

EmmaOvary · 27/04/2026 10:23

Could these be autistic meltdowns?

I’m suspecting some form of ND. I once raged out of work and I remember being so angry I wanted to throw my mobile phone in the canal. I managed to stop myself but I do have an inkling of what OP means. I’ve sometimes broken my own things in a rage. Turns out I have late-diagnosed ADHD. Have learned new coping skills.

Jessamy12 · 30/04/2026 09:32

Others have said this but medical professionals really have heard it all. I once talked to a psychologist about a scary intrusive thought (involving violence) and she immediately put me at my ease. Didn’t batt an eyelid.

saraclara · 30/04/2026 09:33

Contact MIND.

And what someone else has said. Psychiatrists and therapists have heard all this before. They are pretty unshockable. And it sounds as though prescribed medication could transform your life, and prevent a future catastrophic event that could ruin your life and someone else's.

Charlenedickens · 30/04/2026 09:45

I don’t think anyone should blame the mother, none of us have any idea how the op would have reacted if she had given consequences, none of us have any idea why she moved to this sort of managing it. There may well have been good reason,

op, on saying that part of me wonders if you do this as you can. You get away with it, it’s a form of attention seeking. I’m also assuming you’re still very young and immature,

as you grow up, you will face consequences and I assume that’s whay will make you stop.

OrdinaryGirl · 30/04/2026 09:56

OP, I’m so sorry to hear you have been battling this your whole life. I can hear the desperation and confusion and shame in your post.

You don’t mention if you’re a woman but if you are, I wonder if it there might be a hormonal component. Do you track your cycle? If not, my recommendation would be to start doing that. So, day 1 is the first day of your period that you see bright red blood.

If you notice your anger surges from about day 19, it could well be Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) which is like an extreme form of PMS. That can certainly manifest as rage. If you tracked three cycles and this was the underlying cause, you would start to see a pattern emerge.

The thing that dissolves shame is empathy, and what I can tell you that therapy will give you is empathy. It must have felt awful trying to manage a part of yourself that felt out of control, that was hurting you and people you love.

Regardless of whether it’s hormonal or not, I cannot say strongly enough how much I believe therapy is important here. A therapist will provide a safe space and a warm kindness to you that perhaps you aren’t giving yourself. And she or he will ask the right questions to help you explore what’s going on for you, and help you find some solutions.

While you process all the replies from folk here who have also said ‘Therapy!’ You could perhaps explore online sources of hypnotherapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Both of those have been proven to help with anger.

I have listened to Paul McKenna audio downloads for all sorts of things and have found his work very effective.

Am linking to Mind and NHS self/referral pages:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anger/treatment-and-support/

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/find-nhs-talking-therapies-for-anxiety-and-depression/

Do have a proper look. As others have said, managing the issue yourself has not worked, and something in you seems to be trying to reach for outside help, or you wouldn’t have posted on Mumsnet.

Step One offers a free online four week course for anger management. Maybe worth a look?
steponecharity.co.uk/managing-your-anger-course/

Help is available, do seek it out. You need and deserve to have a new chapter, and you don’t have to deal with this on your own.

Wishing you all the best, OP. 💐 🍰 ☕️

nhs.uk

Find NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression

If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS talking therapies services for anxiety and depression.

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/find-nhs-talking-therapies-for-anxiety-and-depression

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