Do you ever get angry with yourself?

Most of my anger is directed at myself.

The only one I am really ever angry at is myself. My rage and bitterness is because of the anger directed at me.

You know, that’s actually a thing. Bookcrossing.com

You put a little label in a book with an assigned serial number, then leave the book somewhere public for someone to find. They pull the book up on the website, and maybe they read it and release it again. It’s kind of a cool concept.

No never
Ooh, you lying bastard
Shut the fuck up you…

I used to much more, but I have learned to go easier on myself. Ask yourself if you would be as angry if your friend had left the books somewhere.

Yes, Sometimes I never learn

@Seek I was thinking of that too.

@Seek, that’s so cool! I’d never heard of that.

I get irritated, but we usually make up befor one of us gets mad.

I sometimes disappoint myself and then obsess about how I could have done a better job, but that’s called learning, isn’t it?

If it was a really good book, I’d think how fortunate the finder was, and order another. If it was less than a really good read, I’d just pick up another (from the stacks and stacks of ‘interesting sounding books piled in corners).

I can’t remember being angry with myself. Maybe that’s age talking?

Accidents happen. And it is only a book. It isn’t like you left a baby on top of your car and drove off.

On the bright-side someone probably picked it up and started reading it out of boredom. You got someone reading and that is never bad.

Ditto @hominid.

Ditto @RealEyesRealizeRealLies.

Ditto @johnpowell @Mimishu1995 And especially @ucme

P.S. I do sometimes get angry at myself, but I never snitch myself out!

@johnpowell Great answer! Nearly everything has a silver lining.

I get angry with myself when I have a free day, and spend it laying around doing nothing. It’s like, come onnn, there’s a whole world out there. But nope, here’s a list of funny dog gifs or a video of every time Jorah Mormont says Khaleesi on Game of Thrones, the internet needs me.

I get angry at myself. Sometimes I self destruct because somehow punishing myself or doing something dumb gives me a concrete reason for feeling angry or bad. In my analyzations I believe it’s a form of feeling like I am controlling those emotions by doing something that justifies them.

I’m so healthy, I know, but I’m just being honest.

That’s a little deeper than leaving a book on a bus.

Yes…I know. It really is not worth getting upset about. Just – two books in two days?!

Bookcrossing seems like a great idea.

Two great books, one German, one English. Maybe someone did pick them up. I hope so.

Not only do I often feel anger at myself for dumb things I recently did, I am unable to stop feeling anger for mistakes I made decades ago.

Two books in two days I would be mad for. One book I would be mad for.

I always turn around and double check when leaving a bench, a table, a seat, anyplace where I may not be returning (like public transportation, not like I take it often). Just double check “Do I have everything?”

^ So do I. Usually ;)

Yes, I get angry with myself sometimes. At times, I am impulsive in word and deed, later regretting and beating myself up because I allowed emotion to override rational thought.

I too, have a problem accepting mistakes I make without getting angry with myself. Like @prairierose, even though I realize that there is no point to my reaction, my emotions override my rational self. I also react with anger when someone interferes with something that I am doing or intend to do, but I quickly back off from this reflex and apologize. Over the years, I have come to realize that this is a learned behavior acquired from witnessing my Mother’s frequent reaction when frustrated and have made progress in minimizing this inappropriate behavior.

Only when I do really dumb stuff. Which means all the time.