Does Your Depression Ever Make You Feel Angry?
In early 2022, The Depression Project posed a question to our 3,000,000+ person social media community:
What are the most common issues that people with depression struggle with?
Thousands of people responded, and as you may have already guessed, a common issue people mentioned was âdepression angerâ - because, according to our community members:
- âYou feel angry that you have depressionâ
- âYou feel angry at being unable to control your thoughts and emotionsâ
- âDepression leads to so many consequences that can make you angryâ
- âWhen you have depression, sometimes your emotions just build and build until you explodeâ
- âYou get fed up with having your depression constantly misunderstood and dismissedâ
And, as a result, we've put together this cognitive behavioural therapy-based journal, in order to:
- Help you feel like youâre not alone if you struggle with âdepression angerâ;
- Help you understand why anger is such a common symptom of depression;
- Help you understand the ways that âdepression angerâ may be fuelling and compounding your depression;
- Help you manage and defuse your âdepression angerâ in the âheat of the momentâ â so that you donât act in ways that youâll later regret, and so that you can prevent it from fuelling and compounding your depression;
- Help you take steps to feel less âdepression angryâ in the first place, and instead feel more calm, relaxed and at peace on the whole.
Hereâs A Breakdown Of Exactly What This Journal Will Cover
PART 1:Â Understanding Your âDepression Angerâ
In the first part of this journal:
- Weâll share with you a variety of quotes from members of The Depression Projectâs community that describe what âdepression angerâ is like - in order to help you feel like youâre not alone;
- Weâll explain the reasons why anger is such a common symptom of depression;
- Weâll explain the ways in which anger can fuel and compound your depression.
Additionally, to accompany this section of the journal, weâll also share with you a handful of journal prompts for you to think about and write out your response to - in order to help you reflect on and better understand the specific causes of your âdepression angerâ, and the specific ways it may be fuelling and compounding your depression.
PART 2: Strategies To Help You Manage âDepression Angerâ In The âHeat Of The Momentâ
An extremely important â and perhaps the most important â step you can take when it comes to dealing with âdepression angerâ is learning how to calm yourself down-, control your âdepression angerâ-, and/or alleviate it in the âheat of the momentâ â i.e. when:
- Youâre starting to get âdepression angryâ;
- You are already âdepression angryâ.
After all, if youâre able to do this, then you can:
- Help prevent yourself from saying and/or doing something that youâll later regret;
- Help prevent your âdepression angerâ from fuelling and compounding your depression.
For this reason, in this section of the journal, weâll share with you a wide variety of tried, tested, cognitive behavioural therapy-based strategies to help you manage your âdepression angerâ in the âheat of the momentâ. Additionally, each strategy we share with you will also be accompanied by one or more guided journal prompts - in order to help you think about how you could implement that strategy as effectively as possible.
PART 3: Strategies To Help Prevent You From Becoming âDepression Angryâ
Like we said, in Part 2 of this journal, we will focus exclusively on the steps you can take to help manage your âdepression angerâ in the âheat of the momentâ â i.e. when:
- Youâre starting to get âdepression angryâ;
- You are already âdepression angryâ.
And, while this is an extremely important skill to be able to cultivate, what you may be surprised to hear is that in addition to being able to manage your âdepression angerâ in the âheat of the momentâ, itâs also possible to take steps to prevent yourself from feeling so âdepression angryâ in the first place.
For this reason, in the third and final part of this journal, weâre going to share a variety of these steps with you, including:
- Reducing your exposure to âdepression angerâ-provoking situations;
- Being more kind, compassionate and understanding with yourself;
- Holding yourself to âfairer standardsâ;
- Giving yourself an outlet for your emotions instead of suppressing them;
- Setting aside time for what makes you feel calm and relaxed;
- Practicing âradical acceptanceâ;
- Practicing gratitude;
- Taking care of your body.
Additionally, as was the case in Part 2, in order to help you think about how you could implement these strategies as effectively as possible, each one will be accompanied by one or more guided journal prompts that we encourage you to write out your response to.
Additionally, If You Order This Journal Now, Then You'll Also Get Three Great Bonuses!
BONUS #1: The Distress Tolerance Bootcamp
When people are in deep emotional distress (including when they're "depression angry"), it's common for them to try to deal with it in unhealthy ways â such as by, for example:
- Engaging in substance abuse;
- Binge eating;
- Over-spending on "retail therapy";
- Self-harming;
- Taking their distressing emotions out on others.
However, while unhealthy coping methods such as these may give you some temporary relief from distress in the short-term, they ultimately end up causing you even more pain and suffering in the long-term.
Consequently, itâs extremely beneficial to know some distress tolerance skills - which are one of the four core skill components of dialectical behaviour therapy (a specialised form of CBT).
In particular, distress tolerance skills can help you to cope with distress in a healthy way that not only gives you short-term relief, but that also doesnât compound your distress in the long-term. And, with this objective in mind, in this Bootcamp:
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BONUS #2:Â The Foundations Of Mindfulness Bootcamp
In case you don't know, mindfulness has been proven to have a wealth of benefits, including:
- Reduced symptoms of depression, and reduced probability of having another major depressive episode;
- Reduced symptoms of anxiety;
- Reduced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
- Improved ability to manage symptoms of bipolar disorder (including helping to prevent a manic or hypomanic episode from taking place);
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Consequently, we at The Depression Project created The Foundations Of Mindfulness Bootcamp, in order to share with you:
- Firstly, what mindfulness is, and the reasons why it can be so beneficial â particularly if youâre fighting depression, anxiety, PTSD and/or another mental health illness or issue.
- Secondly, weâll break down some of the most common myths surrounding mindfulness â which, unless deconstructed, can hold you back from ever practicing mindfulness.
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Bonus #3:Â How To Practice Self-Compassion When You Feel Depressed
If you have depression, then it's really, really common to:
- Judge and criticise yourself for feeling the way you do, for coping with depression the way you do, and/or for not meeting an expectation you have of yourself.
- It's really common to be much, much harder on yourself than you would ever be on anybody else.
- And, it's really common to not treat yourself anywhere near as kindly as you deserve to be treated - particularly during your most difficult times.
As common as this behaviour is, though, it's unfortunately only making your depression even worse - which is why it's extremely important that instead, you treat yourself with self-compassion.
And, to show you how to do so, The Depression Project has a new online course for you:Â How To Practice Self-Compassion When You Have Depression
In this course, you will learn:
- How to practice self-compassion by acknowledging how you feel physically.
- How to practice self-compassion by no longer judging yourself for how you feel mentally.
- How to practice self-compassion by maintaining social support.
- How to practice self-compassion by forgiving yourself.
- How to practice self-compassion by expressing gratitude.
FAQ #1: Why should I be confident that The "Depression Anger" Journal will help me?
This journal is grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy - which in case you don't know, is a leading form of treatment for depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, personality disorders, and a wide range of other mental health issues.
Additionally, this journal is also written with the warmth, care, encouragement and insight that, with 3,000,000+ followers on social media, The Depression Project has become renowned for :)
FAQ #2:Â What format does this journal come in?
This journal is available in two different formats for you to choose from:
- PDFÂ - which you will be able to download instantly after purchase, and then print out at your home, office or local printer.
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FAQ #3:Â What if I give this journal a try but I don't like it?
We're extremely, extremely confident that you're going to find this journal immensely helpful. But, just in case you don't, you're protected by The Depression Project's 60 Day, No-Questions-Asked, 100% Moneyback Guarantee - to completely put your mind at ease.
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The Depression Project Team.