Could use some advice about angry husband

Cole

Okay, I want to start off by saying my angry husband is not abusive in any way. He doesn’t hit, throw things, and I’ve heard him yell maybe 3-4 times.

However he’s always upset about SOMETHING. Most of the time it’s people. He gets mad when his friend blows him off, or when his apprentice quit after my husband helped him find a place to live. Currently he’s not on speaking terms with my father because he has been drinking. (He knew my father was an alcoholic back when we were dating. He just now cares for some reason.)

These are just a few examples. He always has genuine reasons to be angry, but it seems so constant. I don’t remember that last time he was in good mood. And he’s a verbal processor so he’s always talking about it to me. I try my best to listen, offer another perspective, remind him that it isn’t worth it...but it doesn’t help. I know I’m so lucky to not have a husband that expresses anger in an unhealthy way, but I’m so overwhelmed. My bosses are also always in a bad mood so I feel like I never get a break from the tension. I need som element of peace in my life and it just isn’t there. And of course since he’s not getting along with my dad my mom is trying to guilt me about I and it just goes on and on. I feel so much weight on my shoulders. Especially because I’m pregnant and he wants to quit his job right now.

We’ve talked about all of this many times. Some conversations go better than others. (He won’t talk about my dad right now.) Most of the time he admits he has a grudge problem, and he wants to work on it, but it doesn’t go much further than that.

I don’t know if anger management or therapy is a good choice since he doesn’t have outbursts. I want to be supportive, but I feel so much stress. Any advice to help him (and even myself) is welcome. Thanks for reading.

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