Why is everyone annoying the poop out of me?

I have a very goofy and loving husband and a beautiful healthy 18mo girl. We live with my BIL because he has a dystrophy that affects his muscles and cognitive abilities. I love my family but man they drive me up the walls. I’ve been struggling with PTSD, major depressive disorder and postpartum depression for years. I get overstimulated super easily. Mostly because they all talk so much and if I ever try to talk, it’s like nobody listens. My BIL has the mindset of a teenager and asks the stupidest questions all day or tells me the same stories from high school or college. My husband is hyper fixated on films right now and tells me all these facts about them, and sometimes I just don’t care. I feel bad, today I made a very aggravated sigh in the middle of one of his rants about movies and I said “I just need to lay down…I am tv/screen/and talked out. I need to be quiet.” He got sad and I gave him a hug and kiss and told him I’ll be better in a bit. I feel like all my mental health and physical issues get dismissed or like “it’s gonna be okay” where I’m like “no.” I seriously thought I was going to have to check into a psychward over the weekend and my periods are so bad I’m soaking my pad into my panties. I don’t know what to do man. I just need a hug and some advice. Yes, I’ve talked to everyone but talking does nothing.

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You're not alone!!! I love my family but I get so easily annoyed by their presence. I read online it can be normal for the first few years. Motherhood is really draining both physically and emotionally.

Try keeping a journal. I keep one on my phone. Use Google docs or your notes. I always jot down what bothers me and why right away. It helps me reflect and see what the issue is. Then if I feel like it was important I'll set a time to discuss it with my partner and let him know why ((this)) bothered me to prevent it from happening in the future.

Find a sport you can de-stress with - swimming/tennis Get a therapist - everyone could benefit from one, it's not a sign of weakness Spend quality time with friends,even if it's just one meet up in a coffee shop per week

You need alone time. Ideally daily. "Hey I'm gonna take my 30 mins of alone time now, talk later".

Well for one hang in there until that period lets up cuz man, that’s enough to piss me off right there lbvs! But in all seriousness if you’re doing all the things your supposed to do with the struggles you’ve mentioned like therapy talking about it seeing a doc maybe medication then yea I would do both these things, scream my head off and cry and get it out of my system for a couple days, and two find a day that you can spend either with just the kid or preferably just by yourself for like 4 hours. Someone told me on here to tell my partner I’m going grocery shopping but actually have a pick up grocery order ready for like 2 or 3 hours later and just sit in my car and fuck off for that time or go walk around the mall or catch a movie or lunch by yourself. Listen to hard rap music and let out some aggression. Also, dying my hair always makes me happy. Try that.

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