Mood swings

[Hopemeanslife]

I have so many moods swings all the time mostly ranging from pissed off and extreme anger to tears. If I’m happy I have that mood of euphoria and then anger and then tears.

It’s hard to go through my day easily as anything is possible to ruin my day and create a mood swing in me. It’s hard to know why it does this but it is a very frequent thing.

I just don’t know how to stop it, grounding techniques don’t seem to work with me, I just don’t know how and if I will ever feel level.

Everything and nothing sets me off, I am highly irritable all the time, seems like everything is a trigger.

If someone is standing next to me while I am sitting down it angers the life out of me, if someone brushes past me and barely touches me it angers me they are so close next to me. Someone touch me puts me into a full rage, it could be just a harmless touch to say like hey look at that but I am angered in ways beyond belief and it’s getting worse, with each year of going by my so called triggers are becoming worse and worse.

 

[arfie]

empathy, hope. my moods swing like a pendulum do. one extreme to the other with all the shades in between, in frantic, non-stop motion. gee, why is bipolar the number one misdiagnosis for ptsd?

acceptance and awareness are my most effective tool for managing the symptom. with loving acceptance that i am simply a moody creature, i can gently keep the fact on my radar and watch for inappropriate use of my volatile emotions.

 

[Lost in the Woods]

I struggle with this too. I was prescribed Buspirone to modulate my emotions and it helps a lot. Also as I learn more about PTSD I understand myself better. I am becoming less defensive and accepting of my own imperfections. I am more honest and vulnerable in regards to my feelings. It is getting better.

 

[Sideways]

Reducing your overall stress levels can be immensely helpful.

The PTSD cup explanation is crazy helpful for understanding why the smallest thing can make us lose our shit completely.

 

[Friday]

seems like everything is a trigger.

Check this shit out >>> The ptsd cup explanation