I am grouchy!
 

Dont know whether I am creeping up on a flair, or have overloaded my things to do plate, but DANG! I am grouchy! :girl(sad):

I am not normally a grouchy person, I can normally see sunshine in a blizzard, and dew drops in a desert. Am I channeling someone who is really ticked off? Is there something chewing at me that I havent discovered? Ever want to stomp around the house and fling things, like a 3 year old who was told NO! when he asked for candy in the grocery store? Well, thats me! I feel like I am on the verge of a big ol temper tantrum! :hissyfit:

Does this ever happen to you? :Hum: what do you do to self comfort? :mf_swordfight:

Oooh, yes! Happened to me a week or so ago, prompting my Crabby thread!

I actually think it was due to discontinuation syndrome b/c I cut my AD in half.

Did you change your meds, Deji?

Sorry, but as my mother always said, "This, too, will pass." To which I always added, "Like a kidney stone." hehe

I hope your mood improves as the day progresses. :hug:

:hug::hug: Sorry to hear you're grumpy today.

I've had days where I felt like flinging plates and punching walls. :( If I have the energy, I channel it into cleaning stuff as I listen to heavy metal music.

If not, I have a stuffed animal that is my anger channeler. Got this tip from a psychologist a long time ago, which is probably where the idea for those stress balls came from. Believe it or not, Mine's the mascot for Syracuse U, so it's a round orange thing, LOL. I stomp on it, squeeze it, throw it at something (no breakables nearby). Then go do something else, like one of my hobbys or video games.

Hope it passes soon. :hug:

:grouphug::hug: Dejibo!! OMGosh....this could have been me a week ago ;)

Ummm...starting a threat admitting my grouchiness is most certainly a start to self-comfort AKA getting lots of emotional support from good friends!!!
Read a Book, play a game....YELL, SCREAM, STOMP MY FEET ;) :p...all this and more when I've got those 'grouchy blahs!'

Hope it gets better for you!!!:hug::grouphug:

I'm with you on this. I'm in the middle of a flare, PMSing, have a wonderful husband who can be totally cluesless and I have been losing it. I get a bit cranky "that time of the month" but not like this, so I'm attributing it to feeling like crud everyday.:mad:

I actually did throw a plate (plastic) and a temper tantrum on Sunday. FYI - it didn't make me feel better, just made me feel embarrassed that I lost it so completely.

I am so easily unhinged these days - the last month or so. I'm trying to get through some tests the neuro wants done first and then I'm giving in to a 3 day IVSM treatment.

Sorry you feel this way, too. :hug: I usually try to be cheerful, too, but it's gotten real hard lately. I just want to tell a lot of people to **** off and that really isn't like me.

me too ... and I live alone ... get the feeling that nothing is going my way ... and yadda yadda yadda ...

then - I just sit and remote thru the TV channels ... then get off my butt and write a postcard to a friend ... and get my mind off of me ...

then - I do something JUST FOR ME ... like splurge and order a large pizza ... and get to thinking about my friends ...

eventually the grumpies leaves ...

hope you are feeling better!! thanks for sharing! :hug:

Hey D'bo! AYUP~ I've been there. I don't usually get too angry, but a few wks ago, I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin and thump the first person I saw. So, I got in my car and took a little drive down by the river. It was great therapy for me.

But, I don't have little ones at home, so it's easy to leave. Hope your mood improves and definitely hope it's not a flare coming on. Take care DB!

Have you seen the movie Grumpy Old Men...well meet Grumpy Old Lady!!
I would attribute it to men-a-pause...but then I am actually past waiting to pause for them to get out of my way!! (kiddding you guys,I love ya)

Last week I didn't know whether to kick the dog or kill the husband...I decided to toss a coin...I didn't have one. Good thing according to the local police department, cause its illegal in this state to kill your dog. I woulda felt kinda bad harming an innocent anyway...the dog...ain't no way my husband is innocent of anything...

Well, honey I sho nuff hope those grouchies go away, if not...please don't harm any innocents and check to make sure what the laws are concerning harming humans...tide and hefties aren't what they claim to be...

The only good way to make sure a body ain't found is not to leave one.:p

Hope you least thought of a smile even if you didn't get the muscles to make one:hug::)

When I get really crabby (rare, thank GOD) the best thing I can do is get by myself, surround myself with music I enjoy or a good book, take a walk, whatever.

The WORST thing I can do is be around people, whether it's face to face, on the telephone, or yes, even online. When I'm that crabby, it doesn't matter what people say, it's always the wrong thing.

If people try to cheer me up, I feel as though they are making light of my (real or imagined) woes. If they tell me it could be worse, I'm offended. If they proceed to tell me they know JUST what I mean and start to play grouchy poker, I'm ready to bite them.

Blessings -- Ditto!

Deb -- Try screaming. It sometimes works for me.

ok, things are starting to calm down a bit. Ya see, here in NH they take their political seasons very seriously, and my phone wont stop ringing. BOTH sides are calling to tell me how important it is to get out to vote. Well, if I could stop answering the darn phone, maybe I could get something done! Now, if we see an 800 number on the Caller ID we pick up, then hang up. I HATE to be rude, but how many times can I listen to the EXACT same spiel about ALL the candidates? Just switch the names and you have the same speech. its maddening!

I have company coming in a couple of weeks, and she will be staying about a month. There is LOTS that needs to be done to prepare. Washing blankets, making beds. finding all the hidden cat toys, so they are not treasure hunting at 3am is a nice touch.

I have a boss who is making me nuts! ok, lets say your boss says you are gonna sort things this month. Today blue things stay. Red things go. Then he changes his mind and says well, maybe this blue one is ok, because its square, and this one is ok because its not perfectly round. Then tomorrow ALL blue things must go. Next day, Blue things must go, except if YOU think the blue thing would be useful. Then next day ALL blue things must go, but maybe the aqua ones can stay, and the sky blue ones. Have you ever tried to teach sky/aqua blue? its a judgement call. What is sky blue to you, may be dusty blue to me. He wont provide a chart. Now he says ya know what? never mind. just leave ALL blue things there, and I will do it later. Ever have your mom give you a job, only to say HEY! your doing it all wrong, just leave it, and I will do it! makes ya feel like a scolded teenager. so, I am frustrated with some work I am doing.

Winter is coming fast. it snowed yesterday. Generators need to be tested. Snow throwers oiled, and gassed. gutters cleaned. bedding readied. Winter wardrobes pulled out, and summer put away. changes! more changes!

So, I have about 30 other things on my plate, and I am over tired. That is my conclusion, is that I am over tired. I am going to spend the next couple of days doing some basics, but sprinkling in lots of ME time!

Thank you for all the hugs. that was great! :grouphug:

Here's another one.. http://home.earthlink.net/~sal.pal/s...res/hugger.gif

Glad you are feeling better.:) It was pretty cold here yesterday too, had
to go buy gloves for the kids as I didnt have the energy to do the season
switch.:( good luck to you!!!:hug:

i've felt that way before.
an old fashioned session with pillow pounding and screaming works very well.
and i'm serious.

otherwise it sounds like you're trying to do too much. you may have 15 things that have to be done, but realistically you maybe can do 5. you have to prioritize and just let some things slide. then try again the next day.

i'm sure your friend is coming to see you, not your housekeeping. clean sheets and a shower will do.

try to relax and i'm sure you'll get more done than you think. :hug:

Honey...you have more patience than I...cause he would be looking at that blue mark around his eye and I would be asking...You mean that color blue or lighter?:D

Tell him to make up his mind already...that sounds like cruel and unjust employment. Listen to NurseNancy...she does have nurse in front of her name...see...she does...lol

My philosophy on friends and visiting...they come to see me, they don't care about the house...if they are coming to see the house, stay home. lol

I'm sure you know your visitor better than I, but you need to unstress as much as possible...smacking things like pillows help get out the agression so the screaming in a closed car...

Take care of yourself so you can enjoy when your company does get there...:hug:

Just wanted to pop in and say I hope you're mood is better today. I hate those kind of days when ya feel like you are going to blow up on someone.

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I hope today is better for you:hug:

my friend (who also has MS) is VERY kind, tolerant, and understanding, but its the southern girl in me that wants her to be able to unpack, and relax. I dont want her to have to show up, and wash dishes, or vacuum, although, at this point, I have a feeling she is gonna be helping me wash some windows. I told her last year as her first year here, that she was company, she was allowed to laze. This year, she is family and needs to pitch in. I just thought since the cats use that room in the off seasons, that it would be nice to get most of the cat hair off the bed before she sneezes her way through the week.

I did take on too much, and it doesnt help that my boss was trying hard to teach me different levels of blue, and couldnt help but be frustrated in his own right that I dont seem to march to the beat that the others drummer are marching to. I am the stumble bum in the crowd, and have made his job harder. It also doesnt help that every time I start making headway on MY list, the hubby shows up and points to things on HIS list, and wants help now. I have to stop what I am doing to help him with what he is doing.

I have sprinkled in lots of ME time, and watched a few movies, and Tivo shows, and petted the cats, and took a few long baths. I even scheduled a foot massage for Monday with a mini pedicure. Sweet Fanny Mae aint nothing better than a good foot rub.

Thanks for all the support and giggles. I am learning to manage with having only 5 things done, instead of 15. :grouphug:

When I get grouchy I CLEAN!

It's usually what's making me grouchy in the first place. so getting it done makes me feel like a martyr anyway :p

I do lots of bitchin' while I am doing it so whoever is here will leave or pitch in. They usually run away and then I can do what I want!:D

rw ... the next time your grouchy ... you can come clean my house ... lol

that is usually my way of handling my anger too ... here lately though ... i haven't even felt like doing that ... stress is too much ... frank and hospital ... chris and his little run away trick that we had to go get him from, work, and then there is all the house work that still needs to be done .... lots of project started that still need finished and even more projects that are in limbo waiting to be done ...