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just lost my rag, MASSIVELY red mist

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carocaro · 23/02/2010 16:23

Woman pulled out of roundabout right in front on me, nearly hit car, she stopped, my right of way, I started to move she started to move too, and nearly hot side door of car where DS2 was then pushed past me up over part of the pavement. Had both kids in the car. I was indicating as roundabout busy and I use it every day.

I drove right behind her, horn blasting, she eventually pulled over, I pulled at the side of her and literlly screamed at her out of my window about bad driving/nearly hitting my car with kids in/the fact she carried on.

She just looked at me, I then took off my seatbelt and screamed SAY SORRY NOW at the top of my lungs at her, he window was not down. She eventually mouthed SO SORRY, she looked shaken.

I just totally lost it, I have never been so angry in years. It was the mother lion thing protecting her cubs thing I think, plus am very frustated and stressed about stuff (husband redundant, no £, step-Dad quite ill with MS at the mo) I think all that was all underneath like a volcano. It just came out, no control.

DS1 7 stunned, I have just explained it to him, the whole protecting your children thing.

I think the core is people doing what they want and getting away with it.

Was this an overreaction, maybe, but done it now.

You ever done this red mist thing?

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MiffyWhinge · 23/02/2010 18:47

who me? oh yes, it's part of my (ahem) condition at times which could be why am sometimes medically disqualified from driving, but throw in enough stress eg: child critically ill in hospital, needing to be in 3 places at once and someone parking across my car for the umpteenth time that week - completely blocking me in - when I was urgently needed at the hospital and I just rammed it and rammed it and rammed it and when the driver came over I screamed in her face. Nothing verbal, just anguish and rage.

My car came off much much worse than hers.

I feel for the other driver in your situation, and for you, in case she was having a day from hell.

That's just a car related one, obviously there have been others

Hope this makes you feel better?

rainbowinthesky · 23/02/2010 18:49

Yes, it was an over reaction. Have you seeked help before?

KentuckyFriedPenguin · 23/02/2010 18:52

Its not a mother lion thing at all. It's completely wrong and you need to get some help to control your anger before it happens again and directed at your own children.

GetDownYouWillFall · 23/02/2010 19:30

carocaro, what an awful thing to have happened. Sounds like everything that has been getting on top of you just exploded. I also feel sorry for that woman, yes she made a mistake, but who hasn't made a mistake at a roundabout?
This is not a good thing for your DC to see, you probably terrified them.
As others have said, I think you should get help as these kinds of rages are not normal.

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