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My mood swinds of late have been huge stomping angry waves. I am having to deal with what we all deal with daily, terminally anxious from how many other symptoms of fibromyalgia and the external situations I am having to deal with to help my situation. I am desperately trying to put a lid on the anger and frustration but it almost feels like it has a mind of its own and I am powerless to stop outbursts like throwing pots, crocks anything. The minute I do it ilthe anger/frustration/emotion is… read more
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Members opened up about experiencing intense anger episodes alongside their fibromyalgia, with many sharing that they never had anger issues... Read more
Hi there. And yes you are not alone. Ive noticed myslef loosing contol over my anger, especially the last two or three months. I know its worse when im hurting more. Im am actually looking into emdr therapy at the moment. It is therapy specifically for trauma. And since 95%of people with fibromyalgia have some sort of trauma in thier past im hoping this will help. Just an idea
First off, you are not bipolar. Bipolar is hard for us psychologists to diagnose and “mood swings” is def. not enough. Only like.03 percent of the population truly have it. But enough of that..
When I was first diagnosed I was SO angry! Not so much at others but angry at myself that something was taking over my body and I was powerless to stop it. That anger dribbled out at times, making me angry at others for no reason. I still battle with that from time to time but I’ve come to accept it overall because it’s made me a better therapist and can understand others in a way I couldn’t before I got sick. I have to hold on to everything happens for a reason..that’s mine, but Even through acceptance I still have my moments of pure anger.
Stay away from any guilt feelings because of your actions, it is not you it is the disorder, not you.
Thank you @A MyFibroTeam Member I think my point is that my temper is quick and fiery but suited the situation. As a disabled person I just needed my partner to switch off a tap that was dripping and aggravating my hypersensitivity (symptoms of this ridiculous disease) something he knows I have, he felt it was ok to laugh in my face (after i had tolerations it for an hour of which i had pleaded with him to turn off) he then told me to chill out.
Being told to chill out when you have hypersensitivity to sound, smell and taste etc is equal to being told to “get over it, its just pain” or “I can cope with a bit of pain, just push through it” or “you don’t look sick” or “when will you be better?” 👈🏻 A particular favourite. Thats why they call it, “Red rag to a bull” I suppose.
I’m not angry I have this, as annoying and frustrating as it can get. I am losing it with genuine reason. My partner was in the wrong but my reaction is what frightened me, to be that furious is something I know Im capable of, I am concerned that its my reaction and like every thing else I have worked on I will work on this, I think I wanted to know if its just the trigger for a reason or if it was the medication aggravating it or if it was a symptom of the fibro as I have been in full control of my temper for years and the diagnosis and meds are all thats different
@A MyFibroTeam Member hi, I know when I was first diagnosed with this I was so incredibly angry. I have never done anything “wrong” in my life leading up to my health issues.. I was about to graduate with my masters at Northwestern and my body started to fail me and I hated my body, myself, and the world around me. I felt like a burden to those around me, I cursed God on a regular basis and retreated to my room for long periods of time. That took me to some really dark places. Eventually I had to make a choice. I could let the anger of circumstances outside of my control consume me or I could find ways to use my situation to help others. Since my masters was in Counseling, I was better equipped to understand feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, grief, despair, anger..such powerful emotions.
You have to fight or you will be swallowed whole and you will never be the same again. I know finding positive outlets for the pain you feel sounds impossible right now, but you asked about it on this page so you recognize it as a problem and you are starting the path of asking for help. I have totally crappy days where the anger still consumes me and I spend the day under my blankets. but you need to find something that makes you want to fight, or else you will never win that battle. Good luck.
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