Not sure if this is just those dastardly hormones that I keep reading about. Really hoping it is. I get so angry with my partner lately. Just my partner. It's like everything he does is just not meeting my expectations. The doubt about doing this together, whether he's the right man for me after all (we've been together for almost 6 years, and I honestly love him to pieces! I think...
) etc, etc etc.
I think there's something wrong with me. I'm going to look into get a therapist on Monday. I can't stay angry for months on end.
Who else is ANGRY!?
Earlier in pregnancy, I was angry a LOT. My co-worker did the most stuff that I got angry about, but a lot of the time I was just angry for no reason at all. DH was really great. I would just tell him that I was angry for no real reason, and he didn't take it personally if I was a little grumpy with him. It is amazing to me how admitting and apologizing when I am being irrational has always helped with him. Especially since I stopped working (lowering me stress level a TON), I have been way less angry. I have had some other irrational emotions, but am no longer walking around mad all the time for no reason.
Anger is an emotion I'm not used to feeling. Yes, totally irrational. Well, not totally, but the response to the situation and my holding onto the anger was irrational.
Today I realized all I needed was to feel loved, and heard. His response at my grumpiness is to avoid me, which only digs me deeper into my negative spiral. Now knowing that I need to ask for things that I know will take care of me, hopefully I can learn to negate that onslaught of intensity.
Thanks for sharing, Mattie!
I have no advice but I feel the same way. I can say that it has gotten better but I am still not my normal self (at 14 weeks).
I was feeling like my partner could literally not do anything right. I was questioning him and feeling like he wasn't being everything I needed him to be. I do see some truth to my feelings though and I refuse to write them off as just hormones. I think my partner could be a little bit more appreciative of me and care about my needs more. That being said, I need to be a little nicer It's so hard when you can hear yourself being angry and you just cant stop it!
I have been feeling angry a lot lately too. I think part of it is the hormones and part of it is my own legit feelings.
We weren't planning on getting pregnant until next year. This year was actually supposed to be quite an eventful year and I was looking forward to being able to do a lot of things that I hadn't been able to do over the last 6 months or so.
However, now that I am pregnant, I won't be able to do any of those things. Well, I suppose I can to some extent. Without going into a lot of detail and opening up my whole closet my frustration/anger has been about..."when is it supposed to be my turn?" and how it keeps getting overlooked and stuff just not happening the way I wanted.
I suppose you could call me being selfish.:crying:
In the first trimester I was feeling VERY quick to anger. Literally could be fine and then the next moment unable to find matching socks and my life is the ABSOLUTE WORST and NO ONE does anything right and I have to do everything and on and on and on.
For me, reality checks REALLY helped with these random anger flare ups. Taking a step back and being like "Am I overreacting right now? What am I REALLY angry about?" And also making an actual effort to STAY positive and happy. Remember to take time out for myself even at work or at home. A baby is stressful even if it's good stress. Staying happy is good for you and them!
It's so hard when you can hear yourself being angry and you just cant stop it
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