Anger - Is the anger from ptsd?

[Hayleigh]

Im not sure if this is the right forum but I have ptsd and get so angry at myself and others. I used to believe my dad had a bad temper and my mom said I had one too. Now that I am older I remember him suffering flashbacks from Vietnam. I dont know if it is epigentics or environment but when I am frustrated I get so angry at people and myself. My Dad drank a lot and was emotionally abusive to my Mom. My first trauma was when I was very young. The worst trauma was my little boy was killed by his drunk driving dad.
After my little boy died I started to cut and do to certain curcumstances I have the urge to cut now. Is the anger from ptsd?

 

[RussellSue]

I would say that the anger is probably from the PTSD. I have a lot of anger, too. I frighten people sometimes - not my husband, he's used to it, but people who normally view me as quiet, because I normally am. It's very easy to be overwhelmed with anger over unjust or scary situations for me, like it's internal, personal, or a deliberate attack. When I think someone else could be in danger, I react like they are or like they've been deliberately hurt, which is usually either with panic or anger. Generally, I find people to be careless and unthinking and that pisses me off, too.
Please don't cut. You don't deserve more harm.