Anger that is coming out of the blue?

[Lady Jane]

Along with all the anxiety symptons that I am getting,In the last few days, I have been experiencing strong angry feelings that last for a long time.  Suddenly I feel like I have lost control of my emotions.  They come out of the blue, or even if I think about them, they suddenly surface. I am not an angry person by nature, as a matter of fact, I hardly ever get angry, now I am getting angry all the time and it is scaring me.  I feel like I am going to lose control or something bad is happening.  I took my blood pressure and normally I am 110/77 and now I am 130/80.  Although it is not at a dangerous level, I don't understand what is happening to me.  Is this all Anxiety related? I exercise 5 days a week.  I do Taebo and weights.  What is going on?  This is really scaring me.  How can I stop this?

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Both anxiety and anger are information that something is bothering you that you are not facing. That is where you start..look at it,deal with it. It is obviously something frustrating.  You might try the MasteringStress program(link above) to help you find and deal with the underlying problem.

[Lady Jane]

That's the problem.  I don't know what is bothering me, except that my condition is bothering me. I can't stand feeling like this.  I am also frustrated with my doctors as they don't seem to be helping me much.  How can I face and deal with something that I can't identify?

[grrlfriend]

You need to seek out a competent therapist or psychiatrist who is trained in Anxiety Disorders.  Give it time and with their help you can start pinpointing what it is that might be troubling your psyche so much (forgotten childhood abuse?  some kind of recent traumatic experience?)

And definitely get yourself a regular physical workover to make sure that you haven't had some kind of brain malfunction or thyroid problems or hormonal changes.



best,

Girlfriend

[FM44]

Lady,

I am in therapy for this very same problem. I get angry and don't know why. My therapist seems to think it is because I am in chronic pain with no hope of a cure. As I read your post the anxiety just welled up in me. I know how you feel and all I can tell you is to seek treatment. Those weekly sessions help me. I still think there is something else going on with me. Maybe someday we will get it out. But, just wanted to let you know I know the frustrated you are. Especially when they say find it. If we could find it we would take care of it and not need there help.