Being angry a lot is tiring!

[Chloris33]

I know there have been some past threads on here about anger in pregnancy, but I feel it's time for another! Are you getting angry a lot? I'm finding there's at least one or two people per week who make me feel so angry! It's exhausting! The latest is someone I know, not close to, who got suspicious about me saying I don't feel well again at a social thing and going home, and asked me if I was pregnant, said 'I know you're not supposed to ask' but then asked anyway and totally stared me out for ages until I said something, until I got so uncomfortable that I changed the subject and she said 'BUSTED!' I think it's so insensitive and intrusive there's a reason I'm not telling people until after the 12 week scan and it's a sensitive reason ie. risk of miscarriage!! We haven't even told DH's parents, so why would we tell her? The rage! Anyway, is there anything you would like to vent about that has caused you some rage recently?!

I'm at 36 weeks now and on maternity leave so am thankfully not exposed to people that often now but oh yeah the rage is something else! I read somewhere it's our primeval urge to protect our young... your friend was rude, very rude. When people ask me stupid questions I always answer with stupid replies but then I like to be rude :)
I get very annoyed when people sit closely (usually on the bus) and certainly in early pregnancy everyone smelled like cat food! I must have looked a right sight with a scarf wrapped round my face!
And people walking too slowly/stopping without warning in front of me, that usually starts me off, but you have to just keep breathing. The rage doesn't help you feel any better :)

Rage, teary, nightmares...yes :) that person was incredibly insensitive re your pg!

Your friend was very rude!! I had tell my employers I was pg v early (5w now 20+3) due to my job. I had a meeting with management and swore them to secrecy but by the end of the week all the staff knew...I got instant rage!!

I've had a couple of Incredible Hulk moments since then and always work related. Currently I have a temp working in my dept and he's taking liberties with his position with the team. Saying I'm shit at my job because I made a stupid mistake (baby brain) and last week I was signed off for PGP and he was overheard commenting to another colleague I was faking it!!! I really want to make him understand how painful it is so I'm wearing my steel toe caps to work perhapse they will meet his crotch
I've already complained to management about him and have told them I will be contacting the agency he's employed through if he keeps going with his behaviour.

MrsMonkeyBear I'm feeling rage on your behalf!! What an utter wankbadger. I hope your work take the complaint very seriously! I didn't get many silly comments at work although baby brain sometimes came up... I would point out at least I have an excuse... and if I were yawning some bright spark would always say oh you don't know,what tiredness is, just you wait, blah blah blah - yes I have a 12 year old actually, so cunningly enough, I do know! Grrness.
Gen35 yes I've had some corkers of nightmares, the 'best' being me being diagnosed with cancer, that was a breeze compared to the others! A few times I camped out on the sofa as I didn't dare go back to sleep. Thankfully that too passed!

Well his shifts have been halved and he's been put on the late shift so it only overlaps mine by an hour or so (I'm a chef at a hotel). I took in my recommendations from GP and physio today and have been provided with a stool and a free pass for breaks etc. It's already been noted by management that he's lazy and a shit stirrer, so I'm just waiting for my moment to unleash the rage monster!!!

That's great monkey sounds like they completely backed you! Violet - the nightmares sound awful! You feel so silly when you wake up in tears for a silly dream!

I'm glad this is not just me!
I'm very sensitive about anything and everything at the moment. It's not good.

I'm so glad it's not just me. It's actually made me feel quite isolated, I hate feeling so angry and moody at everything! But then if people didn't make such ridiculous comments then it'd be a damn sight easier, I decided today that maybe I should just avoid people until the baby is born (perhaps not feasible - I'm only 23 weeks!)

I have been through really angry phases - I'd say weeks 17 - 21. It coincided with a tough time at work, but still. I WAS FUMING. I spent a lot of time going to bed early for everyone's safety.

i nearly had a fit at a decorator who refused to take his rubbish away at 16 weeks. Was so cross as we have a crappy limited rubbish collection and there was no way I could put it out - DH didn't back me up and ended up driving it to the tip himself! I was cross all day about it.

I LOVED the rage!! I'm normally frustratingly placid and it felt marvellous just to be able to let rip!

17 weeks and The Rage lives on.

I lost my shit at DP yesterday because he couldn't decide if he wanted mash or new potatoes with his fishcakes.

I got very angry with DH last week as he kept unscrewing the lid from his bottle of water, taking a small sip, screwing the lid back on & he repeated this until the water was gone. Really pissed me off. I shouted at him will you just drink the fucking water.

my neighbour called me moany bitch exactly for this reason when i was ranting about something very stupid. I was just pausing to catch more breath and continue my tirade of abuse when she said that causing me to burst into laughter and rage to disappear.