Do you have a breaking point?
By Ravenladyj
@Ravenladyj (22904)
United States
October 25, 2007 4:36am CST
If so does it take a lot to get to that point? I have a breaking point for both my anger and my depression actually...My anger point is actually for the most part hard to reach but there are times when I just snap completely out of the blue (part of my Borderline)...My depression though, man you'd think that I'd constantly be reaching that point considering all that has gone on in my life the past 8 yrs, particularly the past 4-5....but for whatever reason (other than my total stubborness I mean ;-) ) I'm still hangin in there ya know...Of course medication and NOT drinking (but damn could I EVER use a bottle of Vodka right now :-( ) is a huge factor in my keeping it together but still.....You'd think I would have lost it by now on all levels....I have my moments but all things considered I really am a strong woman (or maybe jsut insanely stubborn)...Of coure I wasnt always like that...when I was a very troubled teen my breaking point for both depression and anger was very short....didnt take much to get there at all...
What about you? Does it take a lot or a little to reach your breaking point? Do you think that its different now compared to when you were younger?
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@GnosticGoddess (5626)
• United States
4 Nov 07
I have a short breaking point I think for depression now. And it was the same I'd say when I was a teenager. I'm able to pull myself out of it though much better and faster now.
My anger...I'm not really sure. I guess it takes a lot for me to show my anger because I mostly bottle it up to avoid fighting and confrontation when ever possible. Though it really also depends on the subject matter too.
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
26 Oct 07
It takes me a lot to get mad. I usually thing about things first, before deciding. But when I've had enough. Watch out. When I blow up thats it.
@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
25 Oct 07
I was worse when I was younger. Everything set me off. Even if you put me on hold I would hang up, How dare you make me wait! I have a better handle on things now as I get older and stay sober. I had a real hard time though learning to deal with stuff without getting into an altered state of mind. After years of drinking I lost the ability to cry without drinking. When I had my first really hard battle as being sober I was so physically ill cause I forgot how to cry or let things out in a healthy way. But it is getting easy to handle them and I find I don't get set off about the things that used to set me off.
@Seraphine (385)
• Finland
25 Oct 07
I definately do have a breaking point that is relatively easy to reach but I was much worse when I was younger, overreacting far more easily by trying to free the world from myself (that's the way I saw things then). It's not that severe now. I learned my limits so I can most of the time avoid reaching the breaking point but sometimes people can still set me off the edge just by looking at me or saying one odd remark, and this time of the year really doesn't help with all the darkness outside.
