Does anyone get short-tempered with anxiety?

The anxiety has really been getting me down these last couple of months....like others say - I just want my life back. But what I've noticed recently is that I get angry and frustrated more than usual, even from little things like not locating my keys in my purse, something stupid and minor like that. I never used to be that way....very patient and even tempered. Now the least little thing that goes wrong sends me into a fit of anger, usually internalized but still that awful angry feeling that I hate. Maybe it's just the anger I feel at having this anxiety back after quite a few years of being anxiety free (almost). I feel like throwing something sometimes (of course I never do however) but I know that just would make me look that much crazier. And then the tired, "I don't wanna do anything" syndrome takes hold too....it's so frustrating and scary.

I am often short tempered and like Mom said I suffer from don't want to do anything syndrome too. I am wondering if I'm not depressed now from dealing with the anxiety. I don't have the short temper everyday but it is much more often than I would like. For me it happens when I'm just physically feeling so jumpy that I can't stand it. I find myself getting short with my kids and it makes me feel terrible which then makes me feel even more terrible. It's all a terrible cycle.

Don't feel bad about how you're feeling, I think unfortunately par for the course with this. We're hear for you!

Listen to you sweet little things... You guys don't have a mean bone in your body! You can't fool me!

But yes, I have been known sometimes to be "grumpy". We all are human beings! We're entitled to be in a bad mood every now and then.

I am a work in progress and God is still working on me!

Talk to you soon my little Rudy Pa'tudies!
(Hehe)

Cornell

LOL.OL.OL...

Very funny post this is turning into. From mean to happy at lightning fast speed. Andwes, I've been in this state of mind--the frustrated state of mind. Are you overloaded right now with lots to do? That's when it usually hits me the hardest. But it can just be a bad day like Cornell said. :)

Mindfulness can help with this. And self-talk'ing in the moment has helped me to. Something like, "Ok, my keys are not there, that's ok. Where could they be? I'm not sure. Darn. Ok, guess I will have to keep looking. Oh look at that pretty picture on the wall. Oh wait. Keys... right... where are those keys again? Oh here they are...silly keys..."

Hope you get to feeling better soon! I bet it will be much sooner if Cornell keeps cracking the silly's on here. :p

Hi

Yes I can relate on this one as I can get very short-tempered and grumpy espicially if i don't get enough sleep than my anxiety can get the better of me and that makes me angry at times but I try and use my mindfulness skills to help me through these periods.

Hibee

Me too. I start feeling overwhelmed with all the things I have to do during the day and any little thing that gets tossed on top of the pile will set me off. Happened just tonight. It's like it's all just bearing down and I want to hide from my responsibilities and the things everyone seems to require of me.

I get snippy when I'm stressed too. I'm worried about all the things I need to do...yes that's me always worrying about the future...so when I'm working my way through things I find it extremely frustrating to be interrupted or have additional "surprise" items land in my lap. It's about pressure and I almost always feel pressure, at work, at home, in my relationships. I wish I could just have a break from it all...just some down time when I don't feel like I have to be thinking about, worrying about or doing everything. :op