Poll Have You Had Extreme/Over Reactions?

[kers]

I do this. Luckily, not often in front of other people, because that is the height of humiliation. Mostly it's when I'm alone or with my therapist, and I am pretty okay with freaking out in those situations.

 

[Loner]

I am proud to say I do not do this any more. I used to. Although I would hardly ever vocalize it I would overreact internally and stew about things. I'm proud to say now though, that I think I am actually more level headed than the vast majority of people. Thank you for helping me to remind myself of my progress.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Yes I used to go off on rages and get out of control. It has not happened in so many years. I even took a anger management class and graduated. I am not proud of what I used to do. I had so much rage. It is what got me into therapy. I could not control it.

Now I am just a plain peaceful simple person. Interesting poll.

And like Loner said thank you for showing me how much progress I have made.

 

[Philippa]

I don't so much anymore, but the last time I really did I ended up in a domestic violence shelter. I lost it at my mother for drinking a bottle of wine my boyfriend bought for me, and then replacing it with a totally different kind of wine. I didn't just lose it at her, I got violent and tried to kick her while my father held me down. Then he got violent with me.

It was a major over reaction, and it's no excuse, but I had just stopped taking my meds abrubtly and was feeling abnormally angry that day. I'd also just been sexually assaulted and was feeling really frightened and in a lot of pain when it happened...which they didn't understand.

I found out only a couple of years ago that this is actually a common thing for people living with ptsd to do (go off their meds abruptly).

 

[Estacia]

Oh Yes, Very shameful and very embarrassing afterwards.

 

[HëllaBubz]

I am much better, because when I flip my lid.......let's just say that people run for cover.
Although it takes a VERY large amount of anger/distress for me to actually start screaming.

I'm much more calm now, although I did have an incident in the shower with my partner, sometimes I forget to use words, and react physically instead, which I feel awful about later.

 

[Britt.f7]

Yes, with my children. I always go back, when I am calmer, and apologize for my behavior. I don't want them to think it is acceptable behavior. We still dealt with what set me off, but they knew they were not responsible for my behavior. Not very many times over their childhood, but enough for me to feel embarrassed by.

When I grew up, my mother went off on us a lot, physically and verbally, and we were always to blame for her rage. She never held herself responsible. I learned to tiptoe around.