Before taking any action, you need to make sure that you are able to stop yourself from doing something you'll come to regret later on. If you regret the things you did when you were angry, those regrets will likely feed into a deeper sense of depression. Anger can have a positive or negative purpose. When anger is connected to depression, however, it can be easy for even healthy bouts of anger to devolve into something negative.  Anger that serves a positive purpose pushes you toward growth and resolution. On the other hand, anger that serves a negative purpose is blindly driven by a sense of loss or inadequacy. When anger has a positive purpose, it usually won't feed into depression. Anger driven by some negative force must be consciously addressed, though, if you want to prevent it from causing or worsening your next depressive episode. This is easier said than done, of course, but it's essential that you accept the circumstances surrounding your anger and stop obsessing over the wrongness of it all.  Consider whether or not you may have any unreasonable demands that prevent you from letting things go. One common example is the expectation that life must be fair. This would be true in an ideal world, but the world is far from ideal, and injustice affects everyone in varying degrees. The sooner you can accept the truth of the matter, the sooner you'll be able to accept your unfair circumstances without obsessing about how unfair they seem. As your anger drives you to complain about your circumstances, pay close attention to the nature of your complaints and determine whether or not they're doing you any good.  Overt complaints hassle other people. If they allow you to work toward a solution, they might be beneficial. Oftentimes, though, they exist only as a means of pushing negativity onto others and prevent resolution from occurring. Covert complaining causes you to hassle yourself. This type of complaining almost always builds into depression by causing you to become passive and encouraging guilt. Once you calm down and evaluate your anger, you can use whatever anger remains to help fuel you toward resolution. Depending on the circumstances, this may mean fighting the injustice causing your anger or moving on in spite of that injustice. Whenever possible, focus on finding ways to deal with the issue so that it no longer creates the sensation of rage. Remind yourself that your anger won't actually fix the matter at hand; you'll need to take action if you want to remedy the problem. Suppressing your anger can cause you to turn it inward, which may only worsen your depression. You'll need to express your anger to the involved parties, but you'll need to do it in a way that helps rather than hurts. This will be easier to manage if you've gone through the process of calming down and evaluating your emotional state. Your depression may build if you allow yourself to be stepped on, so submission isn't the answer. The key is to assert yourself without becoming defensive or hostile. Stand up for your own interests without attempting to squash the interests of everyone else involved. Don't be afraid of seeking professional medical or psychological help for your anger and depression. It might be a necessary step in controlling both emotional states. If your issues with anger and depression are quickly spiraling out of control, or if you find yourself unable to control them alone, it's time to seek the wisdom of professionals. Your doctor may recommend using medication to control your depression. Counseling, like cognitive behavioral therapy, can also be used to help you manage your emotional state.

Summary: Avoid doing or saying something you may regret. Evaluate the purpose of your anger. Accept your circumstances as they are. Listen to your own complaints. Transform your anger into something constructive. Express yourself. Seek professional help.


Be sure to do this to avoid short-circuiting the electrical system during the installation, which could lead to fire or physical harm for you. For instructions on disconnecting the battery, see How to Disconnect a Car Battery. Be careful to remove all screws before trying to pry off the trim or you may break it. For some cars, you may need to remove several pieces of plastic trim, usually working from the bottom up.  If you need to remove trim that includes any knobs or drawers, remove them before trying to pry off the trim. Use your hands or a pry tool to pry off each piece of trim. Pry tools are specifically for this purpose and will not damage the trim pieces. If you need to remove any components before being able to access the stereo, do so. Disconnect components that are wired to the car. Take a picture of how each is wired for later reference. Different cars may have varying elements securing the stereo in place.  If the stereo is held in place by screws or nuts, loosen them with the appropriate tool (screwdriver or nutdriver, respectively). If the stereo isn't held in place by screws or nuts, you'll need to use a radio-removal key. This tool is commonly necessary in Ford vehicles. Radio-removal keys (sometimes also referred to as radio-removal tools) will typically either be in an elongated horseshoe shape or will have a circular shape at one end and a notched shaft at the other. They’re available at most auto-parts stores. Insert the keys into the two small slots in the face of the stereo. You will release a mechanism holding the stereo in place. Slide the radio-removal keys into each slot again until you feel the stereo loosen from in its housing. You should then be able to pull out the stereo relatively easily. You may want to use needle-nose pliers to grip the edge of the stereo and help you pull it out. Pull it gently, and if the stereo doesn't come out easily, double check that you haven't missed any components that may be holding it in place. This is an important step because the photo will serve as a reference later when you’re wiring in the new stereo. You’ll see a series of wires connected to the back of the stereo, and you’ll need to disconnect each of them.  First unplug the antenna wire, which will typically be a thicker wire plugged in separately from the rest. Once it’s unplugged, you should be able to move the stereo around more freely. Next unplug the each of the wire harness connectors. There will typically be several of these and you can recognize them because a series of wires will feed into each one. The plastic piece into which the wires are fed should have either a tab or a button you can push, which will release the harness.
Summary: Set the parking brake and disconnect the negative cable from your car battery. Unscrew any screws that are securing the trim in place. Remove the trim. Pull out any necessary components. Loosen the stereo. Pull the stereo out of the panel. Take a picture of how the stereo is wired. Unplug the stereo connections.