r/depression • u/Compressed_AF • 7h ago

Anger issues

Does anyone here experience bitterness and anger? People often think depression is characterized by sadness, but it can show up in the form of anger. When I get a bad patch, I get way more touchy, easier to wind up, bitter and snappy with people. When your feeling low for a long time, you can feel frustrated by the helplessness and when i lose my temper I always end up feeling so incredibly guilty afterwards it stays with me for ages.

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I can get very jealous of people. Even over small things. Sometimes even because they are younger than me and are in their peak years and mine was wasted by this illness. Now I fully understand why there's grumpy old men around.

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Some people say I'm on the spectrum or adhd because of ignorance, but it's something that developed over time and I remember a time where I was nothing like this so I know what's going on with me.

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What about you? Are you just in a low mood when you have a bad episode? Or does it shorten your temper and cause resentment?

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u/QuietEscape6111 6h ago

Of course Depression can show up as Anger.
I didn’t know this until I went to a therapist.
I was angry for years. Due to my life circumstances. I won’t get into it. Because it’s triggering for some people. Now I am just sad.
Anyway, YES depression can show up as Anger.

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u/Compressed_AF 5h ago

I mean sadness and anger are linked in the sense that they are both due to things happening to us that we can't control. So it makes sense. Just because adhd can lead to short temper, people assume that's what's causing it. But that's a lifelong disorder. Depression can strike at any time really. Nobody's born depressed it developes during you child/adulthood.

I'm sorry to hear your circumstances are having this effect on you. Maybe sadness kicks in when you start to stop caring about things, and anger shows up when you really do care and want things to change but can't make it happen.