Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, I'm new, so apologies if I do anything wrong!
I just wanted to hear the opinions and experiences of others. Recently I have had so many things that are out of my comfort zone going on, it's been so overwhelming that I have been having a meltdown a day. I'm exhausted, and that is making it worse. Yesterday I was trying to cope with my neighbors being noisy by listening to music with headphones (could still hear them though!) and I just snapped when my partner arrived home and obviously made more noise. I threw my phone as it was in my hand at the time, so that's destroyed now. I havent even finished paying for it. I was yelling and hitting myself, I feel like a terrible person and like I'm just ruining his life. He says it's fine, but I don't feel like it was fine at all, every day I'm freaking out and it must be awful. How have you guys got through times of stress without driving everyone around you mad? And how do you deal with meltdowns? I just want to feel calm again.
Maybe find something you take take it out on, rather than your phone? Something that is the equivalent of a punch bag?
I do sympathise, I have my moments too. Of blotting my copybook. If the metro is cancelled and so many have to pile onto terminally crowded buses instead and I'm in a hurry and I'm cold and hungry. I don't tend to damage anything that is valuable (one of my cats does that when she loses it. I never thought cats could tantrum, that's ma girl......) but I would love to be able to get a sound-proofed front door. That would keep my nosy neighbors at bay!!!!!!