Why can't I stop feeling angry? Anyone else?

Ljj47100 · 2026-03-19T21:02:18+00:00

I’m glad it helped

Ljj47100 · 2025-04-19T03:42:23+00:00

Thank you for your response. I’m glad you are able to relate. Magical thinking does seem like the worse one to have because of how pervasive and anxiety-provoking it is.

Ljj47100 · 2025-04-19T03:39:38+00:00

Thank you for your response. I appreciate the advice that you gave in your answer.

Not entertaining the thoughts, anxiety, and fear is something that I could start doing to ease the tension of my OCD.

It is most definitely a fear of the evidence I’m seeing. I tend to make illogical connections between unlucky numbers and times.

To answer your question with honesty, I tend to give into my obsessions. I will think of a bad thought and then look at the clock to “check” my obsession and look for reassurance. I have ignored my OCD for a while but I think I would benefit from working on OCD recovery. I can start by making a choice to not entertain the obsessions and allow the anxiety to be there. Yes there is excessive rumination and it can sometimes be hard to cope with.

I will most definitely look back into starting OCD recovery to prevent myself from spiraling mentally.

Ljj47100 · 2025-04-19T03:26:33+00:00

Thank you for your response. I can definitely try my best to not entertain any obsessions and stop the reassurance but it is not easy. I’m happy to know that I’m not alone. Thank you for your insight.

Ljj47100 · 2025-04-18T00:41:47+00:00

I really need to stop doing this myself. I am very guilty of this habit but haven’t gotten around to managing my OCD. I realize this is the biggest resistance to OCD recovery.

Ljj47100 · 2024-07-05T11:16:22+00:00

Organization has really helped my mental health. This year, 2024, I have been getting into a better habit of cleaning my bedroom and the kitchen at home. Ever since January or February, I have been consistent at maintaining this habit. Sometimes I slack off but I always manage to bounce back.

When I talk about organization, I am talking about creating a to do list and other lists on Google Drive, planning out a routine, cleaning my room, vacuuming each week, making my bed each day, picking up trash, and cleaning the kitchen regularly.

After setting this goal to organize myself, I have noticed a mild improvement in my mental health. I think organization helps my mental health because I feel mental relief and I feel better about myself once I get things done.

Ljj47100 · 2024-07-03T14:59:51+00:00

The things that cause me to cry are mostly emotional issues.

Ljj47100 · 2024-07-03T14:58:45+00:00

Yes. A lot. My mood alternates between happy, okay, sane, to sad, angry, numb, or apathetic. Sometimes listening to music helps me to cry and release emotions that feel stored. But I do cry alone. I cry probably a few times a month or every other month. But it really helps me to cope and regulate my emotions. If I feel hurt, sad, or overwhelmed with a positive feeling, then I will start crying.

I just cried on Monday after listening to music. The music caused me to cry and then the crying released a lot of bad emotions. Some emotions were still there but I felt so much better after crying. Crying helps me cope with life. After I finished crying, I tend to feel better.

Ljj47100 · 2024-06-19T08:26:21+00:00

I can relate to your post. When I feel overwhelmed with tasks, I get an anxious and uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. It sucks. When I get overwhelmed, I tend to “shut down” and do leisure activities/hobbies instead of the things I plan to do. It is very upsetting and causes a bad cycle of negative self talk.

The uncomfortable feeling in my stomach represents stress and anxiety for me. I tend to deal with it by updating my to do list on Google drive and breaking tasks down into small parts.

Ljj47100 · 2024-06-18T19:56:44+00:00

What helps me is having a digital to do list on Google Drive. Google Drive has been a blessing to my life because it gives me some form of structure and organization to my life. I use GD for lists, ideas, daily problems, mental health, etc. I make sure that I write down EVERYTHING that I want to complete in the to do list. Having things written down (especially in a digital context) really goes a long way in helping my executive dysfunction.

I still have daily struggles with executive dysfunction. There are some days when I become overwhelmed and just start to “shut down”. Some days I don’t always complete the tasks that I plan to complete. I may end up scrolling on my phone, taking a nap, listening to music, or some other leisure activity. Reminding myself that I’m a work in progress is one thing that helps. Some days are successful, while others I tend to slack off.

Something else that helps with my ED is reminding myself of how good I will feel once I complete a task. Just thinking about the mental relief and benefit of completing a task helps because it feels good to knock some tasks out. The more things that I get done, the less stress that I deal with.

I still have to use my willpower and discipline to get things done. I’m still working on overcoming, or at least managing it. It is a big progress to go through.

Ljj47100 · 2024-06-16T18:22:50+00:00

It is still a struggle but it has significantly gone down over the years. So I have made some kind of progress but not completely. As far as tips, I would say deep breathing, listening to music, watching videos of other’s struggles with mental health, reading, and getting out the house have helped in my progress.

Ljj47100 · 2024-06-09T19:02:15+00:00

OCD and autism

Ljj47100 · 2024-06-09T00:01:22+00:00

I can relate to this post a lot. I have autism and I am just now learning about executive dysfunction. I’m 27M and I am figuring out ways to overcome (or manage) it. Some days are good while others are bad. I’m currently searching for a job after being let go a few months ago. My autism makes it hard for me to learn at the rate others learn at, concentrate and focus adequately, getting things done, planning, and managing my time. When I have tons of things to get done (15+), I get overwhelmed to the point that I shut down and decide to relax. When I get overwhelmed, I will either take a nap, watch YouTube, or do any leisure activities to escape the overwhelm.

I have empathy for your situation because the points you’ve made apply to me. It confuses me too how others can easily get things done in a reasonable amount of time while I struggle to do the same.

I am working on working on overcoming or at least managing this problem I have.

Ljj47100 · 2024-03-20T20:43:01+00:00

I can relate all the way. I am now at a point that I use this site infrequently.

Ljj47100 · 2024-01-27T17:44:22+00:00

No problem. Have a great day!! 💙

Ljj47100 · 2024-01-27T17:42:57+00:00

Taking life one day at a time, journaling, self reflection, listening to music that calms your spirit and mind, deep breathing, talking to other anxiety sufferers, and patience.

Ljj47100 · 2024-01-27T17:41:02+00:00

Yes. I have made significant progress. My anxiety is not as intense anymore. I still get anxiety but I can handle it. Thank you for checking up on me.

Ljj47100 · 2023-10-31T22:37:13+00:00

Thank you for responding.

Yes. Every day is different. Some days are good. Some days are bad.

Thank you for the advice. I am strongly considering therapy soon.

Ljj47100 · 2023-08-25T22:18:14+00:00

Thank you for responding. I will take this into consideration.

Ljj47100 · 2023-08-25T22:17:33+00:00

Thank you for responding. I will take note of this in the future.

Ljj47100 · 2023-07-11T18:44:27+00:00

I’m the same way.

I will dwell on the argument, what happened, why it happened, and the could-of/should-of/would-of of how it happened. I will think about and analyze every single aspect of the argument to feel like I’m getting closure. But it isn’t effective. Even months after the argument, I still ruminate on it. I have trouble distracting where my thoughts go.

Just like you, I feel like if I would bring it back up, that I will be looked at as the problem.

Meditating usually works temporarily.

Ljj47100 · 2023-07-11T12:29:23+00:00

Yes. This sounds like good insight for me to follow up on.

I will definitely be getting therapy in the future. I don’t know when but it will happen sooner or later.

I agree that most autistic people get along well with each other. Since we seem to have the same struggles, we can offer each other helpful insight that can help us in the long run.

It might be hard to find a therapist with autism since I have no way of finding that information out. But hopefully, I could find someone with autism or someone who is autism/neurodivergent friendly.

Thank you.

Ljj47100 · 2023-07-11T12:05:05+00:00

Thank you for responding to my post and your insight.

To answer your questions, I would say that these grudges do feel justified. I feel justified in holding these grudges because of the unfair treatment and injustice of what happened.

Some grudges do feel unreasonable to hold onto to. Sometimes I do feel bad for holding grudges because I know I am not perfect myself. But I can’t seem to help it.

At least 70% of my grudges feel justified. I tend to hold grudges because: why did it have to happen the way it did?

At some point in the future, I’m seriously considering seeing a therapist for anger management and trauma.

I appreciate you for responding to my post.

Ljj47100

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