Do you ever just know when you and your partner/friend/spouse are about to have a BIG fight? OK, I kind of feel like that now. Right now, I know I feel cold and distant - it's not my usual demeanor. Last weekend, Craig said something to me in an off-tone on the phone and it sent me into hysterics. Thanks, hormones, thanks. Last night I got upset because I was making latkes (I'm trying out new recipes for you!) and I asked him to peel the potatoes. By the time he was ready to peel them, I was almost done with them. The problem? He thought I was done peeling and I thought he ignored my request.
Anyway, normal Hilly wouldn't have batted an eyelash at any of this but hormonally charged Hilly is a different story. I wound up cleaning our bathroom (REALLY cleaning... although it doesn't look like it). I even de-crapped the shower-head (hot water and citric acid works wonders!!) - but I did all of this because I was in a crappy mood. I only clean when I'm in a bad mood... and when company is coming.
My husband is an amazing person, so I really can't be mad at him for not peeling a potato or two... but tell that to my hormones. Craig's been great - even when he's stressing about school and work and the baby on the way...
So, what am I doing to deal with this situation? First, I'm acknowledging that this is ALL hormones. It's not an excuse but it's a start! Then I try to explain to the hubby that it's hormonally related - so tread lightly. When I need to cry, I cry. When I need to vent, I vent. When I need to let go of anger, I tap into myself and dig deep to recognize WHY I'm angry - then I do something like clean my room or bake something. Or I blog.
What do YOU do to relieve your anger and stress? I'm all ears!
11 comments:
Take a Xanax and sleep it off! Usually works best for me, then I wake up and am cuddly and nice again.
Take a warm bath (now it's clean!) :)
OK, maybe not the best advice for someone living in Israel. Water is precious. But maybe once? :)
Sending you warm hugs!dirtsti
LOL, this word "dirsti" was a word verification... dunno how come it appears on my post. :)
I usually hop on the treadmill or clean, like bleach the entire house clean lol. I completely understand where you are coming from. BIG HUGS!!!!
I like to get up early in the AM and swim with my team (masters swimming). Unfortunately, I have not been able to with my night time teething boy!
OOhhhhh, I remember those crazy hormones feelings/freak outs like they were yesterday ;) I remember feeling like my head was going to pop off!
I'm like you, I clean and organize. Micha always knows when I'm upset... I occasionally go for a walk just to throw him off.
Hold in there! You're almost there... the prize at the end is soooo worth all the pregancy insanity ;)
Channukah Sameach!
haha. Love this. I clean when I'm upset too! And talk about hormonal. Oh my goodness, I'm off the charts these days. It's allllmost over though. Woo hoo!
Ahh sounds terrible! I'm a pretty irritable person normally, so I could only imagine how I would handle those kind of hormones.. props to your husband for being awesome!
I still haven't figured out a healthy way to take out anger/stress. I used to yell at people.. but I figured out pretty quickly that that doesn't help matters. Sometimes I throw and/or punch things.. usually helps in the short term, but not necessarily the long.. I'm still working on it!
This is my first time to your blog and I have to say that it's super gorgeous! Love all your fonts and colors. :)
Hormones stink. I'm glad I'm not the only one who cleans when they get angry.
I have to do something phsical to get rid of the energy and after a while it really works. Totally agree about having to let you anger to as keeping it inside of you ends up making you worse in many ways x
I fall into the "cleaner" category. I scrub and sweep, dust and declutter. When I'm all done venting my steam that way I cuddle up with a cup of tea and a book and ignore everyone around me until it is safe for me to open my mouth without screaming or being overly sarcastic.
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