Toddler tantrum help

First time and very inexperienced mom here
My 21 month old woke up from her nap cranky which I assumed she would get over in a few minutes like she usually does
No no no
I was I wrong, she had a screaming and crying tantrum for a good 25 to 30 minutes
She would stiffen her body and wanted me nowhere near her, screaming and crying so hard she had snot running out of her nose
I have never seen her have a tantrum like that before
I want to say it’s her approaching the terrible 2’s but that genuinely worried me
She was screaming so loud I thought the neighbors would call the police
I’m now nursing a headache from how hard and long she was screaming
Is this normal for an almost 2 year old?

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I'd say yes. My little girl went through this too. It'd be sporadic and not always with reason. I think it boils down to them not being able to communicate how they feel, like maybe that she was cranky waking up. Mine would go through these random outbursts too. Sometimes more disturbing than others. She's almost 3 and I'm still trying to figure out what works best when she does have these meltdowns. Just know it's normal and it's okay not to know what exactly to do lol.

My daughter also does this once in a blue moon. And I agree, I think it's comes from frustration of not being able to fully communicate what's wrong or what they want.

What works for me is getting in her level, like air next to her or in front of her, and then I just mimic her tantrum back to her in a ridiculous way. She ends up stopping and laughing and trying to comfort me in the end.

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