Struggling with Rage [View all]

So yesterday I got a talking to from my cousin about a political outburst that I had on Wednesday night when they had the news on and Von Schitzenpants was on there badmouthing immigrants and calling them all rapists and murderers. Naturally, I went on a rant about how HE is a convicted rapist, HE invited sex criminal Andrew Tate back into the country, HE pardoned the January 6 thugs, HE is a felon who should be rotting away in jail, not "leading" the country. All very fact-based, but said with a strong amount of animus for the puss-faced pedo.

Apparently, the violence of my outburst scared my family and they don't ever want me talking like that again. (I requested they never have the news on around me, because nothing triggers me like mainstream corporate news.) I do admit that my anger has been out of control lately - I think partially because of going off Paxil and having to reduce my Pristiq dosage due to high blood pressure issues - but also just because WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS HAPPENING!!!???? I've thought about going back on Paxil, but I really don't want to do that - so I dug up my DBT handbook and I'm going to start working on those anger-reduction techniques so at least I can express my anger in a more civilized manner. I have an appointment with my psychiatrist this week and hopefully she will have some suggestions for other sanity-inducing chemicals. We'll see...

Anyone else having a hard time keeping the anger from overflowing these days? I worry that if I get confronted by a Trumper (a very rare possibility here in Minneapolis, thank goodness), I will incite something very unpleasant.