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[Dani17]

Hey, checking in... Saw my GP yesterday and he wants me to refer myself tan organisation of my choosing nervous about that, worried I'll talk myself out of it.

Also he said my angry outbursts could b a way to expressing the aniety and depression.

[Sydney51]

Anxiety causes strong negative emotions .. Depression causes lethargy . Anger management and angry moods is quite a different issue needing it down type of counciling . Take care Ian

[Dani17 in reply to Sydney51]

So I should focus of the different areas? :3

Thanks Ian :3

[Callie-rose]

Anger is still a symptom of depression, mostly seen in teenagers (idk your age)

[Dani17 in reply to Callie-rose]

Oh I see! I'm 17 :3

Thanks :3

[Callie-rose in reply to Dani17]

Then yh irritability is a main symptom in teenage depression (i think i have it) you can google it, I'm unsure of the symptoms of anxiety but it could potentially be part of that too

[KHaynes]

Good for you talking to the dr

Good for the Dr to take you seriously

Someone on another post mentioned teenage forums

I didn't realise there was a difference but often it's true there are things out there just for younger people

Did you get a suggestion of who to go to?

It seems a bit hard for you to "just choose one"

I hope someone here can suggest or I think maybe you could try childlike?

I hope you get the support you need

To me sounds like you are going in the right direction

It is really encouraging to see you are fighting back

Thanks for posting

K

[secondhandrose2]

I don't know why the GP wants you to refer yourself but it may be that he feels whatever he suggests you will find fault with it? Just a thought, as that's what people often do when they are anger, feel nothing is good enough - because of course it isn't because it never puts right the original cause of our anger, it never can.

However YES - anger is definitely a way of expressing anxiety and depression, in fact I would go further and say it is a way of expressing frustration and despair about whether anyone will ever understand how awful we feel. Anxiety is fear about what will happen to us if we do express the extent of our anger - we expect retalitation for feeling so very angry, imagine it means we are bad though of course all it means is that we are human.

What do you feel so dreadful about? If you feel able to share your story we can support you and help you move from the anger that perhaps prevents you from using help that is offered and instead you will begin to feel sadness as you realise the price of your having been angry, how time-wasting and defeatist anger is.

We have all been in a pit of self-pity and anger - well I know I have - but ultimately it's only by sharing your anger in a productive way, in other words with people like us who are willing to listen and try to understand the cause of your anger, that you can turn it into something that will help you move forward towards a different kind of life.

Suex