I'm so annoyed all the time

[Googiepie]

I just need to vent. I need to let it out somewhere.

Lately, I've been so down. Everything annoys me. My toddler doesn't listen no matter what I do. I feel like my life is the same, every day is the same. I'm in a rut. I'm lonely. I have no friends. I've tried joining mom groups but didn't make any. I just don't know what to do with myself anymore.

Thanks for reading.

 

[Literati_Love]

Hugs, I'm sorry! I think most of us have felt a bit like that at some point. There is a lot of monotony involved in parenting and it can get really depressing doing the same thing over and over day after day. It will get better, though! This is just a season of life...and this rough patch will pass. You said you don't have any friends. Do you have any family around at all that you could reach out to and talk to? Can your SO take a day off or something to give you a break and keep you company since you're so down? I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Beanonorder]

If I'm not mistaken I think you're in a similar position to me of being on your own? It's hard sometimes to be positive and not get frustrated.
I have had a lot of resentment and anger and wonder how exactly it is that I ended up with all the parental responsibility and he does basically nothing. Of course my toddler picked up on my bad attitude and started acting up more.
I'm now trying to remind myself that he is the one who is missing out not me and one he will regret it. I have instituted a new aspect to the bedtime routine - listing five good things that happened or made me happy or whatever. Obviously the kids are too young to participate now but I want them to grow up with it as part of their lives so they are always reminded there no matter how bad things are there is always some good.

Sorry you feel this way and I do understand how you are feeling. Keep reminding yourself that this is just a season of your life, not forever. Big hugs.

 

[MumToEva]

I'm feeling the same way at the minute - I'm just generally feeling down, I have such a short temper at the minute it's ridiculous! I've started to take a bit of time to myself more the last few weeks, which is helping a bit - my husband automatically assumes that the kids are my responsibility, so I've had to put my foot down to get leaving them with him. I'm also starting to go swimming one night a week after the kids are in bed too, and I'm getting back to reading more rather than watching TV / going on the Internet in the evenings - I've. Got into bad habits that way recently. I'm quite a solitary person, so baby groups aren't really my thing so much, but I think I just need to find myself a bit more again rather than always being mummy.

I came across a website called happify recently - it's a free course on challenging negative thoughts etc. Going to try it out too.