World's Shortest Fuse

Am I the only one here having big problems with anger lately? I'm doing ok with the hormonal weepies, but the anger is getting out of control! I swear If I looked up "psycho *itch" in Webster's, my pic would be right there. I can still control my actions, but I'm churning inside, and really want to tell a lot of people where to ..., well you get the idea. It's extra bad while driving. I can feel the road rage coming on, and find myself yelling profanities at other cars. I'm starting to worry that I'll be this very angry person now, and I don't particularly like her! And, at the same time, there are some areas where I wonder if I'm mistaking finally believing that I am a human being deserving of consideration and respect with being overly aggressive and angry. Must be time to get back to the therapist . Hope I don't bite any of your heads off. Deb

Deb, I find myself the same way. I just started therapy so I am hoping that this will help me. I usually am very verbal but now I find myself more.... a bit too much now. Hoping therapy helps me I do admit I need someone to talk to. Good Luck to you also.............Lorraine

I feel that way to a lot, especially with hubby and kids, doesn't take much these days and I am fuming.....I am debating on whether or not I should see a counselor or what......Why can't life be easy???? Jesi

Hello Deb and everyone else, It is more than likely your estrogen levels are up because of the weight loss. We have our normal cycle of estrogen levels fluctuating THEN on top of that we also have this influx of estrogen from the weight loss. I too have been "pissy" lately. I am on Prozac because of it, I call it my "keep from killing anyone pills". I don't think any of us really need counceling, maybe if it lasted long after the estrogen flood after weight loss stops, but as for now, it can be easily explained as the hormones. They are dispensing prozac for PMS now!!! I didn't have to see a councelor or psych doctor, just my normal PCP wrote me a precription for it. It can REALLY make you feel like yourself again instead of this maniac pissed off person that the hormones turn us into. It doesn't do anything to you but make you feel like yourself again. Takes the anger edge off so that you don't get SO ANGRY at the little stuff anymore. I could not live without it right now. I was told not to even try to go off it until after the weight loss stopped because of the hormones! Hope this helps! Tracy

I thought it was because I was getting older these past few years and just didn't give a $#!% anymore!! I haven't noticed a huge difference since surgery....but I feel BOLDER now. Maybe a bit more FEARLESS I notice that other peoples kids make me frustrated quicker?! does that count?!

Thanks for the support, everyone. I'm sure the estrogen is part of the problem. Back before my early menopause, I used to get PMS so bad my husband would threaten to lock me in a cage for the good of humankind! Now that I think of it, it was a lot like this. Don't you just love being a girl? Oh, Shannon- don't even get me started on other people's kids. There was this one lady at the mall the other day... For today, whenever I want to kill someone, I'll try saying a prayer for them instead. Sometimes that helps. Deb

I'm doing the same. Especially with the road rage. Used to be a very patient and polite driver - now, GET THE #$#@ OUT OF MY WAY, YOU $#%%#@ MORON is my personal driving philosophy. Got a lot of bottled-up anger left over from years of being a doormat. Feeling 'worthy' and 'entitled' to be a ***** now that I feel more socially acceptable weight-wise. PLUS, hormones are pitching in to create CHAOS. Mostly, though, I've got my hands FULL just trying to do all the things I need to do with this process, PLUS all my regular responsibilities, just to get through a day, AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE TAKING ANYONE ELSE'S S##T!!!!!!!!!!! There you have it! Donna