{"id":2196,"date":"2017-05-17T23:42:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T23:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2017-08-21T22:03:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T22:03:30","slug":"deal-anger-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2017\/05\/deal-anger-depression.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Deal With Anger in Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you have depression, you can add anger to your list of symptoms. Anger is a normal emotion to feel when you’re under stress or anxious. But the anger in depression is a more vague, self focused emotion.\u00a0Your anger doesn’t always seem to have a reason. It just exists. How you deal with anger in depression is as important as how you deal with the sadness in depression.<\/p>\n

Anger is a cover-up<\/h3>\n

Anger <\/a>can be a cover-up for other emotions when you’re depressed. While sadness and anxiety are in your face emotions, there are other emotions lurking beneath the surface. Guilt, shame, embarrassment, fear, a sense of vulnerability and hurt. Your temper might be covering up these other emotions that are battling to be heard.<\/p>\n

Instead of dealing with the issues that cause these emotions, your psyche may be protecting you from emotional overload by muting them and replacing them with anger. If you’ve faced trauma, anger is covering up an ocean of pain and issues that need individual attention and healing.<\/p>\n

Be aware of your anger warnings and triggers<\/h3>\n

Your body tries to warn you before you explode in anger or rage. But\u00a0depression keeps you unfocused, too tired, and overwhelmed so you won’t pay attention to any other emotion. If you’re a man, anger can help you seem masculine because the emotional explosion makes sure you won’t have to explain how you feel.<\/p>\n

Pay attention to your body<\/h3>\n

Listen to your body:<\/p>\n