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Am I being sensitive?

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Rspu1384 · 01/05/2019 18:50

I’ve noticed my husband gets slightly annoyed when I’m upset. Not anger but seems by his t Me of voice like it’s annoyed him or angered him. I had quite an invasive test today and it all got to me and I have cried when he got in from work, he said “don’t be stupid” “what you crying for bab” in a bit of a pissed off tone.
He hugged me but I felt
Like a nuisance because of his tone of voice. Is it just defence mechanism because he doesn’t know what to do when I’m upset or is he just a prick?

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floppybit · 03/05/2019 09:01

Whenever I was upset my ex used to turn on me, he would kick me when I was down, be nasty to me rather than comfort me, to the point that I would hide from him if I was upset rather than turn to him for comfort. My stepdad used used to do the same thing to my mum. When her mother died he was a complete arsehole to her. They were both pricks, but you're husband probably isn't as his reactions are not as extreme. Unfortunately I have heard of men doing this sort of thing quite often.

WitsEnding · 03/05/2019 09:10

Could be learned behaviour, my parents are like this... perhaps he's annoyed that you are upset (annoyed / sad about the thing or situation that is upsetting you) not annoyed with you yourself or your reaction?

Very different from being angry with you.

category12 · 03/05/2019 09:19

It sounds like he's annoyed that you need his emotional support.

What's he like in times of stress and difficulty? Is it a two-way street usually, or do you do most of the emotional work?

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