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steffers

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Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« on: June 20, 2012, 06:04:55 PM »
Sometimes I get so angry I am scared I will do some damage to something, i've done small things like thrown bottles of nail varnish at my bedroom door, punched a wall, kicked the door stuff like that.

I know when i'm angry that I want to lash out but I can't seem to distinguish that punching a wall will hurt my hand, a red mist comes down & I just lash out. Sometimes I can feel the anger rising in me so I have to walk out the room because I know the smallest thing will make me blow!

How do you deal with anger? I'm thinking of getting a punch bag!!

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KateG

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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2012, 06:19:33 PM »
Walking and fresh air helps me, just getting away for a bit
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2012, 06:20:50 PM »
Walking or running if my agorophobia will let me, if not I dig the garden or muck heap furiously  ::)
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2012, 07:25:04 PM »
Same here walking away from the situation, I normally take my frustration out on the housework and everyone including dogs and cats know to stay away from me.

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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2012, 11:43:39 AM »
I work out...Heavy weights...punch bags...anything...

I have also recently started taking a long walk on the beach every weekend... I really enjoy it, and seems to be helping me out...

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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2012, 10:14:50 PM »
ipod, tidying up  "!+
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2012, 10:13:46 PM »
I'm with whiteadder - tidying and cleaning, ferociously!  -_)
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2012, 01:18:42 PM »
I tend to keep things bottled up, and then break down and cry. Although i can snap alot at my kids and OH which then makes me cry because I've upset them.  :-\
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2012, 10:01:07 PM »
Either walking as the fresh air helps or chucking soft toys against walls.  I used to go to the gym as I channeled my anger that way, it got me fit and I felt happier afterwards.  I miss going to the gym but I have arthritis in my hands and back plus I have curvature of the spine.
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2012, 11:44:34 AM »
Writing helps for me. Either that or yelling at myself.  :(
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2012, 07:08:52 PM »
Being a computer gamer, I fire up a fairly violent game and blow the heck out of something or someone.  It may sound a little silly but I'm not taking it out on real people, I'm taking it out on a computer sprite!
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Re: Depression & Anger, how do you let off steam?
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2012, 08:31:34 PM »
Hi,

Firstly, I think you are doing great to have chosen to work on this and regonize it. It's so easy to forget those around us during a depression and this does never help us feeling better. I don't think medicine is the key, idealistic as it sounds. But it's not. Everything we project comes from deep within wether it's the same we are projecting as we are feeling it has come from us.

I think you should explain why you react this way to the people concerned. People are not as bad as we all once in a while think and knowing that someone is trying to understand your reactions was a huge calmer for me.

Unfortunantly, I don't think there's a good here and now solutions. But great results takes great work, so I'd say hang in there and keep working on patience, reflection and breathing as you are. Good luck, I'll be thinking of you!
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