Hi everyone. i have been with a partner who suffers from anxiety (and some depression), for about 6 years now. recently his anxiety has gotten alot worse, and i feel like the only emotion he feels is either irritation, frustration or anger. otherwise he feels completely empty and unhappy and has a void in him he says. him getting irritated and frustrated happens a lot and he takes this out on me alot. it can be if i say something, do something, or ask him to repeat himself, small stuff set him off and its so tiring for me. i searched the web about anxiety and frustration/irritation and found these symptoms and traits: Anxiety Frustration; Frustrated; Easily Annoyed The symptom: - You find yourself feeling more frustrated and annoyed than normal. - It can also seem as if your patience runs out more quickly. - It can also seem like you are disappointed more quickly and more often than normal. - Even what would normally be considered minor issues now make you highly upset, annoyed, and angry. - It feels like you are overly quick to react. - It seems like you are more easily disappointed. - You find your frustration is like a hair-trigger, with any little irritant setting you off. - It seems like people frustrate you much more than normal. - It seems things upset you more than normal. - It seems like everything is much more frustrating than normal. i wanted to know if anyone suffering anxiety can relate to these traits becauae i feel like it fits my partner massively.sometime i take his reactions personally and i feel like i do and say everything wrong. thanks for all the help everyone
Hi There,
How long have you known your friend and how long has he had these symptoms?
It could be something that maybe stressing him out and then takes his probs out on you. Or it could be anxiety.
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Hi sorry to hear this. I am wondering if your partner is getting any medical help for this? If not it does sound like he needs to see a doctor and get some meds and/or counselling.
It can be notoriously difficult to get a man to admit he needs help but if you tell him it is threatening your relationship he might then sort it. x
everyone is different . those can for sure be anxiety symptoms, but others may only get the physical symptoms of anxiety.
your partner may have more going on than just anxiety. sounds like he is very depressed and I HIGHLY recommend he sees a counselor or family doctor. depression isnt something a person can fix alone.
Something is eating away at him and he needs professional support right now to help him manage the feelings of anger, irritation, frustration. 6 yrs is a long time to be this miserable.
maybe you or a family member can encourage him to get help with this.
i used to have all this for a long time. the anxiety caused me to be so stressed out all the time i developed a really short fuse. the least little thing really annoyed me and id go nuts over things that dont really call for a bad reaction. i was so irritable, empty, selfish and only thinking of my own needs due to my servere health anxiety( which is literally better now . the odd episode but very rare).
all of my anxiety symptoms caused the stress that made me very irritable, angry and very low tolerant. my guess here with your friend is the same the anxiety causes stress which causes his irritability.
my wife was getting sick of my anger but understood and stuck by me. i wouldnt of made it through my journey without her support because i became really horrible to her. help does work
I agree with this. It would really be hard to bring a man to seek help cause of their ego. But you really should talk to your partner that it will help him and your relationship to seek for a professional help about on how he feels. It seems anxiety though.