- Date posted
- 2y ago
Fear manifesting as anger
I’ve been giving in a lot to compulsions this week, I think. What I know is only from what I’ve read, so I’m not always sure what is a compulsion and what is okay (I have my next therapy appointment on Monday). I do have an inner sense, though… and I’ve been ignoring it. I’m not sure why. When I feel anxiety, I often become angry or irritable, and just about every day this week, something happened in my relationship to cause anxiety and I full-blown gave into the wave of anger that followed and fought with my boyfriend. What followed was the negative cycle of self-blame and fear. He says he feels like the bad guy all the time, and I feel like a horrible partner unable to love, because I know it’s me (or my ROCD) that makes him feel that way. It’s very discouraging, and I feel like I’ve fallen off where I was doing well. This appointment can’t come soon enough—I need some practical tools for these moments, and signs and signals for what is a compulsion/obsession and what isn’t.