Is anybody else experiencing (or experienced) completely unreasonable, irrational irritability?

[notnowbernard]

I am being an absolute cow to live with, I really feel for my poor DP and DC

In fact I don't like myself very much atm

I am ratty with the DC, snapping at them, made dd1 cry this morning because I am so horrible atm

Everything irritates me, everything. I need to snap out of it, but how? FWIW it feels hormonal, like a mega-bad case of PMT. How do you explain that to a 3 and 6yr old though?

I even started a reward-type system with the dds which I don't ever do, so their (normal, probably) behaviour is getting to me much more than usual

Sorry for the rant, needed to say it, really

(Did apologise to dd1 this morning before school. Poor mite)

I feel like that every time I have PMT - DH is forced to live a total b*h for about a week and I'm on a short fuse with DS.

I find the onl thing to do is recognise it and, when you feel the anger bubbling, just remove yourself from the room, take a deep breath and count to 10...

i am totally grumpy and snappy and everything is driving me nuts, the poor dogs have never had so much grief ever, it's like i have been taken over by a monster

Thanks, Squitten

I just thought it'd be wearing off by now and I'd be in the 'blooming' mid-trimester phase

I think I do need to start taking control. I am the adult. Will try and remove myself when I feel myself getting irritated

It's grim, Liza

How pg are you?

same happened to me in the first trimester. i found it got a bit better when i stopped focusing on the rage i was feeling, and instead focused on not getting into any situation that might trigger my anger.

for example, my dd was a real bolter which drove me mad, so trips to shops were severely cut short.

also started to pick my battles with her much more, ie, let her get away with a lot more than i usually would! therefore i could keep control of myself getting too cross when she overstepped the mark badly.

i found that if i told dh upfront i was feeling hormonal that helped, so he would then cut me a bit more slack.

basically just take it easy on yourself. it's almost impossible to get a hold of your anger once it starts so do all you can to identify your triggers and avoid them.

Thankyou, Sunshiney

Your post was helpful

I am going to sit them down after school and say sorry (again) and explain a bit more about why I am tired and grumpy. And that it is not their fault

I will try not to cry whilst doing so (another thing I am doing a lot of lately!)

Hi i am 11 weeks, and just can't seem to control any emotion it's madness

My 14 yr old dd has become immune to my deep and persistent irritation - 35wks now,which makes it really hard to convey appropriate telling off when required as I get " sorry you're feeling so irritable,Mum,I know it's because of the baby"
This is being copied by younger dc's too so not only am I irritable, but also totally ineffectual.
This leads to even more tears.I filled up in Tesco on Saturday and stood looking at the ceiling deep breathing after a very silly squabble between 2 dc's to do with coco pops which wd ordinarily have escaped my notice completely.All 4 came right up close and were about to hug me when youngest -8 - says "Mum do you think a hug will help or is it likely to make things worse right now?"
Of course,I burst into embarrassing sobs and apologies and they all ran away....
Role on birthday......

Glad I'm not the only one. Really, really hoping that when baby finally arrives I will magically morph into a glowing, high as a kite on the feel good hormones mum. Otherwise DH and dd will probably move out to the shed!

Yes I need to be institutionalised adn am only 8 weeks! Stressed about early preg scan, last time no heartbeat, and am taking it out on everyone, especially DD who is avoiding me now like the plague.

Hope I'll be better once/if they find a heartbeat next week.