Sometimes I just want to SCREAM as loud as I can.....Is this normal with anxiety and/or depression?

[Cured2020]

I don’t feel this way all the time...just occasionally. Is this normal, or is there something else going on?

[Hidden]

100% normal, depression can be extremely frustrating and make you want to explode. I felt really good one time for like a day after I got so frustrated at my mom I screamed at her at the top of my lungs and put a hole in the wall lol. I felt much more relaxed for a day after that but the anxiety/depression came back.

[Cured2020 in reply to Hidden]

Slushy47, Thanks for responding!Question: Are you taking any meds, & I’d do have they been of any help? (I’m currently not taking anything).

[Hidden in reply to Cured2020]

Yea I'm taking sertraline and its helped me to become functional and happy again. Then I found out I have hypothyroidism and treating that has helped a lot so I may be able to lower or get off the sertraline eventually, who knows. I also suspect I probably have celiac buts it's difficult to diagnose. If I did then it would explain why I may not be producing enough neurotransmitters. We'll see

[Cured2020 in reply to Hidden]

Wow....I hope everything works out for you and you’re able to get to the root of what’s going on...

(I’m very apprehensive about taking antidepressants; concerned about side effects, etc., but at this point, I need to do something.)

[Hidden in reply to Cured2020]

I was too. I did everything I could to try to help myself before I started taking them but my life was going nowhere and I was forced to do something. Your probably not as far down the well as i was. The difference has been night and day for me though and they have helped clear my mind so I could find the roots of my problems. The only side effect I have on sertraline is sexual which sucks but the thyroid medicine seems to be helping that.

[Cured2020 in reply to Hidden]

Ok...Thanks again.

[Hidden in reply to Cured2020]

No problem. Thank you 🙂

[Agora1]

Whatever works for you Cured2020 x

It's okay to scream, to cry...anything that releases the overwhelming

emotions in us can be self healing. xx

[Cured2020 in reply to Agora1]

Yes, but I’ll have to be careful to maintain control and not scream in public; otherwise someone may call the police..

[Agora1 in reply to Cured2020]

But of course Cured. There's a time and a place to let it all out. xx

[jesca18]

My depression has gotten worse recently and yes it seems to make me angry. I currently want to scream bc I got in a fight with my dad and my Valentine’s Day plans with my boyfriend fell through. It all seemed to build up and I became furious. I held in the scream and even though I felt like punching something or throwing things, I didn’t. I really don’t consider myself a violent person at all so this new rage I seem to have every once in a while is very unsettling.

[Cured2020 in reply to jesca18]

Jesca18, Thanks for the reply...

I’m also a nonviolent person, too & I’ve also felt like throwing things; I know this is NOT normal for me and I’m concerned & don’t really know what to do.

[jesca18 in reply to Cured2020]

I didn’t actually know anger is a symptom of depression.. so that somewhat explains it

I’ve gotten into two fights recently with my boyfriend and I couldn’t believe the words coming out of my mouth.. I’m like this isn’t me.. who is this angry person

We need to find other ways to blow off steam. I really need to get back into yoga lol and I suppose there is no harm in punching a pillow

[fauxartist]

I think in the right place...like your car with the windows rolled up and the radio blasting when your by yourself,...is cathartic and actually healthy....

[Frenchfoodie]

I think it’s fine to scream as a means of healing. Scream into a pillow or whatever. Exercise is a good way to exert that energy too. Of course talk therapy allows you to “scream” a little at a time in a controlled manner. You got to get it out.

[Cured2020 in reply to Frenchfoodie]

Thanks!

[Hidden]

Yes it normal. My PTSD therapist tells me to all the time. It is a way of getting things out. Do it someplace where no one can hear you, because they won’t believe that it’s alright to do. ❤️