The Surprising Symptom of Depression- Anger and Irritability

Therapy in a Nutshell

Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Improve your Relationship- Try HeyRitual today, to learn more click here: https://join.heyritual.com/TIAN20 HeyRitual is a sponsor of Therapy in a Nutshell Media portrays the depressed person as struggling to get out of bed, crying, drowning in despair. And while sadness is indeed a key symptom of depression, it’s not the only way it shows up. Anger or irritability is actually one of the primary ways that depression shows up in children and teens. But that anger doesn’t just turn off when you turn 18. So, today we're going to peel back the layers and explore how depression manifests as anger and irritability. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family
0:05.4	therapist, and I believe therapeutic education can change lives and should be easily accessible
0:11.1	to all. These podcast episodes are filled with research-backed therapeutic education that you
0:17.2	can start applying to your life today. If you like these episodes and you want to go into more depth on specific topics like
0:23.6	how to process tough emotions, how to change your brain and build better relationships,
0:29.6	or how to help support someone you know with a mental illness,
0:32.6	then check out my classes at Therapy in a nutshell.com.
0:40.3	Each podcast episode here comes from a corresponding video you can find on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. Also, these podcasts are
0:45.2	educational and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist or
0:51.2	other health professionals. Okay, let's jump into this week's skill. I recently read the
0:56.2	story of a nurse named Ebony. She went through this period of being angry about everything.
1:00.5	Even the smallest things would lead to a flash of anger. She said, if you had told me in the
1:05.0	beginning that my irritability was related to depression, I would probably be livid. Now, when most people think of depression,
1:12.3	the emotion they think of is sadness. The media portrays the depressed person is struggling
1:18.1	to get out of bed, crying, drowning in despair. And while sadness is indeed a key symptom of
1:24.3	depression, it's not the only way it shows up. Anger or irritability is actually one of the primary ways that depression shows up in children and teens.
1:33.3	But that anger doesn't just turn off when you turn 18.
1:36.3	So today we're going to peel back the layers and explore how depression manifests as anger and irritability a lot of the time.
1:43.3	To answer this, we need to understand two basic coping mechanisms humans use when dealing with pain,
1:49.0	internalizing and externalizing.
1:53.0	This video is sponsored by Hey Ritual.
1:56.0	Now, one of the biggest sources of both joy and also stress is our relationships. Like, man, they can be so
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