Re: Kind of 'vague' anger, shortness with people sign of low-cort? - Intermi

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> >

> > Is a symtom of low cortisol and it's low stress-tolerance a kind

> > of " vague anger " - not directed AT anything, but just a general

> > " anger at the world " ? (perhaps working up the brain in an attempt

> to

> > generate ACTH?) And being unusually short and impatient with people?

> >

> > Could this have anything to do with road rage and 'intermittant

> > explosive disorder' - people are just passive in a way because they

> > have AF (perhaps some kind of coping mechanism - trying to ignore

> > stressors) - until they just can't do it anymore and snap.

> >

> > Jim

I totally believe this. I think if someone were to study abusive

parents and criminals, they would find a lot of adrenal fatigue. They

already know there is a connection between abuse and crime, and

between abuse and adrenal fatigue. It isn't much of a leap.

I know there were several occasions where I told my kids to go to

their rooms RIGHT NOW for their own safety, and I don't even step on

bugs! I am not a violent person, but the adrenaline rushes really did

make me crazy for a few minutes.

I could see how a person could be dealing with someone who didn't have

enough sense to walk away and things would escalate. It really makes

me wonder how many people are in jail because they just couldn't

control themselves because of adrenaline.

If you search online, the only studies anyone has done on this were

with some guys who had a different adrenaline response where they

required really intense stimulation to become aroused. I don't think

these were guys with adrenal fatigue at all, but rather psychopaths

who enjoyed hurting people. Unfortunately, this is the study people

cite when you start talking about the cortisol/adrenaline relationship

and question this stuff, and nobody studies it any further.

So, again, adrenal fatigue falls through the cracks.

8(

[Guest guest]

Me too, less irritable in general and my wife has noticed too,

although I mark it up to just being too tired to be angry and too

paranoid about letting myself get stressed over anything b/c of what

it will do my sorry cortisol reserves. All of that goes out the

window when I'm feeling particularly bad and I get all snappish again.

25mg of DHEA made me feel REALLY irritable and almost out of control

angry.

> I believe it does. I think for years I had adrenaline rages.

> I noticed that when I started treating my adrenals with HC I wasn't

> losing my temper as often, and I was just less irritable in general.

>

> There were a few times right before I started HC that I was kind of

> scary with anger...that feeling of 'why am I so mad, this is

> ridiculous...but I can't stop! Why the hell is everyone so stupid?' lol

>

> I seriously could feel the physical reaction, and could tell that I

> was completely over-reacting, but there was nothing I could do about

> it. It's much nicer now to know that if I'm angry it's because I'm

> really angry and not just having a physical reaction that makes me

> feel crazy. That was so uncomfortable, and for so many years!

>

> 8)

>

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Oooooh, I can't wait then! I've been on anti-anxiety/depressants for a

few years. It would be great to ditch those and yet still feel

relatively in control of my anger/emotions. I've always been

considered " short-fused " though so who knows?? Maybe it's just

genetic...

[Guest guest]

Oooooh, I can't wait then! I've been on anti-anxiety/depressants for a

few years. It would be great to ditch those and yet still feel

relatively in control of my anger/emotions. I've always been

considered " short-fused " though so who knows?? Maybe it's just

genetic...