Patient's question:
Recently, I've been prone to getting angry easily. My child is two years old. Every time he's stubborn or cries, I get very frustrated. As soon as I come home from work, he always cries, and I get extremely angry. Sometimes, I even resort to hitting him, hitting him hard out of anger. Afterwards, I regret it and feel powerless to control my temper. It's only with my child like this. Am I depressed?Doctor's answer:
Based on what you have described about your recent feelings or symptoms, I believe it can be preliminarily considered as being caused by strong anxiety and depressive emotions. This may be due to the fact that you have strong feelings of anxiety and depression within you in your daily life, and because of real-life reasons, you are unable to resolve them at the moment, making it easier for you to vent your negative emotions onto your child, and making it easier for you to feel regret after venting. I suggest that what you need to consider now is seeking professional psychological counseling for emotional management and suppression to help you effectively eliminate the psychological factors that cause you to have strong negative emotions, enhance your psychological resilience against anxiety and depression, and thus make it easier for you to quickly and completely get rid of your current troubles.