Feeling a lack of patience and more aggressive.

jjroxtx · October 2015

I searched existing topics and didn't see one like this so sorry if it's a repeat

I have always been a positive and happy person. Pre pregnancy I would have my moments of being annoyed or upset like anyone else but now it's out of control. I work in retail and my team counts on me to solve problems and be the calm in the storm so my new lack of patience is not good. I get very easily frustrated and stuff that would have been slightly annoying before genuinely pisses me off to the point where I have to calm down. I had to tell my team way earlier than I intended because I was being asked constantly what was wrong with me and why I was acting so angry. It's a large store so this just added to my irritation. I've been steadily getting a little better through some coping methods I have developed but I really just wanted to know if I was alone in this.

mrszoess · October 2015

giiiiirl it's the hormones! I am usually the positive one at work and I went BALLISTIC on my supervisor 3 days before my bfp. she told me she knew right then I was pregnant LOL. I get angry at absolutely trivial stuff now, my husband knows to just walk away and let me cool off. I scare myself sometimes lol.

saladflambe · October 2015

You're definitely not alone. I don't really have any coping techniques... lots of yelling? Oops...

JoMunson · October 2015

I am with you!! I have bipolar disorder and my mania manifests itself in extreme irritability- to the point of screaming and throwing things. I feel like I am constantly on the verge of an episode lately and I know it's just the hormones.

TheThornBird · October 2015

Yup, it's these godawful hormones. Usually I'm the happiest and most positive person, and can completely ignore when my BF is being a shrill harpy (seriously, the guy can nag better than any woman) but now I yell right back. Today I was so frustrated with him I threw my Starbucks drink across the yard. It sucks, because I know it's not who I am, and I really hate being such a terrible partner.

jjroxtx · October 2015

I almost wish it was only at home but it's only at work. It wouldn't be great for my relationship but I'm worried about my reputation at work. Although I guess if it was at home I would be worried about that just as much.
My biggest coping mechanism is telling people I need to look something up in the office or go ask someone about whatever the situation is and then I really just step away and take a few deep breaths and calm down.

Sharra13 · October 2015

I know exactly what you mean! My patience level dropped like crazy--I just have no room for stupid or annoying any more. I'm usually a lot nicer and more calm, but apperantly I can't control my facial expressions these days...or my mouth, lol.

nerdymama15 · October 2015

My poor poor hubby has to bear the brunt of my seemingly never ending cranky, stabby mood. I almost feel sorry for him. But then I figure, if my body has to suffer then he should have to suffer a little bit too and just smile and nod. His favorite line is why are you acting like such a bitch lately? Ummmmm it's called hormones dude! And it's YOUR fault lol (I know it's both our faults, but I like to blame him, it makes my mood feel better sometimes or at least it makes me feel better to say that whenever he refers to me as bitchy)
Basically though I am hating my emotional state of mind/mood. It's not like me. I'm bitter, cranky, stabby, bitchy, sleepy, bitchy, and impatient (the seven dwarfs of pregnancy? lol). The poor hubby and the poor dogs. One of the dogs likes to sneak on the couch when I'm not looking. When he sees me walk into the living room he gets this "oh shit" look on his face and then I have to tell him to get off the couch and he does and wanders over to his dog bed and gives me an evil look. Funny thing is, he only sneaks on there when his daddy is home.
Basically, in summary, my brain to mouth filter does not work!

princessnikkipants · October 2015

this is also true in my case

normally I'm calm and patient and the last person to snap or fly off the handle over nothing... but since I've been pregnant I go from 0 to bitch in a split second and things that didn't annoy me before now make me extremely irritated. its not so good at work and unfortunately my eyes give away my crankiness. DH has said he's not used to me being so nasty but he knows I don't mean to be and I always feel guilty for snapping so quickly.

I have noticed it seems to be settling down a bit.. I don't know if I'm just managing it better or the hormones giving me a break... or maybe its just the same and DH is too nice to tell me :P

lest12 · October 2015

I'm also having a really hard time at work. This place is usually a shit show, but I can come and go and not pay attention to all of the nonsense. Pregnancy, though, is making this REALLY REALLY difficult.

AnastasiaBeaverhausen09 · October 2015

Yep, I feel the same way. I am normally a very patient person. Just the other day we tried to go to brunch and the hostess told me it would be an hour and half wait. This sent me into an anger tailspin, culminating in my yelling mumbling profanities all the way back to the car. I have tried to do yoga breathing to calm myself down when I find I'm really losing my patience.

jessiedee13 · October 2015

Me too girl! I'm a stay at home mom and I babysit and I find myself having to leave the room more and more these days. I don't want to snap and scream at them all day. So I just go load the dishwasher or do some laundry or find something else to do until I'm calm again. These hormones. I have it alot worse this time around than the last 2 and I'm going crazy!

mrsjlopez12 · October 2015

I feel you! I guess it is hormones. Things annoy me so easily. Especially at work. I just give sarcasm a lot and smile. It's hard not to freak out. At home it's all about kids. Being patient is hard but I have been praying a lot for patience and to hold my tongue. Please lord let the first tri hell go away soon. Over the hormones, mood swings, fatigue and nausea! Be gone!!

lalala2004 · October 2015

I feel like my DH is moodier than me. What's up with that?

That1didntcount · October 2015

I say really nice things in the car to bad drivers. Really pleasant niceties that my two year old should definitely hear and repeat to her pre-school playmates. My husband laughs at me and warns of the day our daughter gets kicked out mother's morning out because of profanity.

Dantzscher32 · October 2015

I get so irritable. My mom will ask simple questions and I get so agitated. I am constantly apologizing. And at work, I've been not so nice to people. It's the same people I normally give a hard time, but lately, I have not sugar-coated how I feel.

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