MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'irritability'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:40:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714827&cid=t_183932_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F14%2Fcatherine-zeta-jones-bipolar-i-vs-bipolar-ii%2F Although I wouldn’t wish the pain of bipolar disorder on anyone, I am sort of glad to find out another accomplished, beautiful movie star has joined our manic-depressive group. After spending five days in a mental health facility, Catherine Zeta Jones has been diagnosed with bipolar II disorder. I like to call bipolar II the “Diet Coke” of bipolar, if you recall the scene from “Austin Powers” when Dr. Evil says to his son, Scott: “You’re quasi-evil. You’re semi-evil. You’re the margarine of evil. You’re the Diet Coke of evil. Just one calorie, not evil enough.” That’s how I view bipolar II: one calorie short of bipolar I. Those with bipolar II experience the same symptoms as persons with Bipolar II, just not to the extreme. For example, when I get manic,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714827 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:37:29 +0100 4714827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600801&cid=t_183932_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Faggression-and-hostility-in-recovered-alcoholics-2%2F This study was designed to examine aggression in a group of socially well-adapted recovering alcoholics. The question addressed was whether the treatment, together with long-term abstinence from alcohol, could reduce aggression and hostility in recovered alcoholics. Sixty four male stable alcoholics with at least 3 years sobriety were compared with 69 non-alcoholics. Neither group had any other psychological problems.Both groups were given a questionnaire on general characteristics as well as aggressive and hostility traits.After a 3-year abstinence, men from the recovering alcoholics group displayed greater signs of hostility and covert aggression.  They were different from non-alcoholics on measures for indirect aggression, irritability, negativism, suspicion, resentment, and guilt.... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600801 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:33:23 +0100 4600801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3569807&cid=t_183932_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsedating-yourself-with-food-why%2F2010.05.16 Dr. Whoo and I seem to be in the same place at the same time — we both struggle with our weight because we’re using food for something other than sustenance. We use it to manage stress. Overeating is, after all, a wonderful sedative. It soothes the savage beast and all that. And it really works. I’ve probably saved my marriage and my job and kept from killing my kids and my husband by sedating myself with food. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The Blog that Ate Manhattan* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3569807 Sun, 16 May 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3569807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212610&cid=t_183932_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FUYienyUNvg0%2F The look of a Dry Drunk Abstinence without sobriety Alcoholics Anonymous informally refers to the alcoholic who has stopped drinking, but who still demonstrates the same alcoholic attitudes and behaviors, as a “dry drunk.” They say that such an individual has abstinence but not sobriety. This concept has been adopted by most twelve-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous and Emotions Anonymous. It appears on almost all of the Web sites devoted to the different addictions, although characteristics of the dry drunk syndrome differ widely from site to site. Most often mentioned are: depression; anxiety; irritability, anger; grandiosity, pomposity, an inflated ego; an inability to delay gratification, impatience and impulsivity; self-pity; being a workaholic,... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212610 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:08:02 +0100 3212610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460937&cid=t_183932_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fa-scary-bipolar-child-story%2F Meet Max. He’s a 10 year old who’s gone through a lifetime of trials and tribulations already. And he was profiled in this story in Newsweek about children with bipolar disorder. Max had an unusual childhood, according to the article: Max never slept through the night, and neither did she. He cried for hours at a time. He banged his head against his crib and screamed until his face burned red. Nursing, cuddling, pacifiers—none of them helped. At 2 a.m., at 3, at 4 and 5 and 6, Amy cradled her son, trying to believe this was typical infant irritability, the kind her friends with kids had warned her about. It must be colic or gas, she thought, as Max howled another day into being. Exhausted, mystified, she made jokes—he was born on Halloween, she ate too many spicy chick... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460937 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:39:45 +0100 1460937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=597876&cid=t_183932_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F05%2F07%2Fbipolar-hostingbe-my-guest-be-my-guest-put-my-service-to-the-test%2F I’m never a good hostess. Siimply because I don’t enjoy having to accomodate someone and interrupt my schedule. There are a few exceptions. no exceptions. I got a surprise Friday nite. My nephew came in from Charlotte. He’s a good young man. And, I am his designated mom since my sister died last Mother’s Day. BUT…….I repeat….I am not a good hostess. And to make matters worse, my emotions have been on the up and down quite a bit lately. I made it through Friday nite. We sat up and watched television until about 11:30. So far, so good. But, Saturday morning rolled around and I was almost visually twitching with raw nerves. I don’t like to chat first thing in the morning. I do NOT dress until I am ready. I do not cook that meal known as breakfas... bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=597876 Tue, 08 May 2007 02:59:35 +0100 597876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=577856&cid=t_183932_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F29%2Fmonkey-butt-powder-for-irritation%2F For the last couple days, I’ve been irritated. Cranky. Bitcy. Downright hatefull. I’m in bipolar limbo. Not sure if I’m gonna go up or down. The irritation state always precedes mania or depression for me. I’ve said smartaleck things to my family. My husband and I are acting like members on a debate team. I find [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=577856 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:03:02 +0100 577856