There is Beauty in the Beast

Managing perimenopause anger

If you’re familiar with my writing, you may be expecting this to be a Disney-themed article about perimenopause anger based on the title. I wanted to be a bit more serious this week, heigh-ho ho-hum, on a heavier topic to follow up on last week’s article, Your Perimenopause Alter Ego. I’m no monster, Gaston.

Last week, I talked about my Family Rage and why anger can seemingly come out of the blue during perimenopause. If you haven’t read it already, you may want to read it first so you know what I’m talking about here.

I don’t usually break up my articles into multiple posts, but I wanted to spend a good deal of time providing resources and helpful information. I didn’t want to overwhelm you last week with all the information all at once.

I had an epiphany while writing last week’s article that I wanted to share. This demonstrates how you can figure out your own triggers.

While trying to come up with examples of anger from my own life, it occurred to me that my most heated triggers come from things involving the kitchen: a dirty spoon left on the counter, the trash not being taken out by the chore owner, food left in the sink instead of washed down the disposal. Well, in my defense, you know the saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”

I don’t get triggered over these things all the time, but if my Family Rage were to get triggered, the kitchen is my hot zone. If the perfect storm is brewing inside of me, anything kitchen-related can push me to become a tornado. Coincidentally, Family Rage only occurs 2 – 4 days before my period.

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