irritated by slightest thing.

[emjac]

I get very irritable at the most stupiedest things,For instance the noises people make whilst eating really winds me up, it seems to be worse with people I know fairly well, I also pick up on peoples habits and it gets right under my skin it gets to the point where I  feel  like shouting at them or having to leave the room. I hate feeling this way  is it some kind of disorder I have and does anyone know a way of curing these feelings.

[elgroucho]

It sound to me like you may be suffering from stress. I have had these feelings in the past regarding the noises people make when eating. Cure the stress, and I expect you will cure the irritability.

[Worried mum]

I know exactly what you mean about the eating noises. If anyone eats an apple or a packet of crisps in my earshot it drives me NUTS!! And I consider myself a tolerant and normal person. I really hate those slappy noises they make as they chew. My sons do it deliberately to annoy me Im sure.

My work partner used to chew gum for about four hours round and round really noisily!

Imagine that!!!

and even worse my ex husband used to breath in the night. I couldnt bear to listen to it and had to use earplugs. His breathing was THE most annoying sound!

However if you have something on your mind or are unhappy or worried about something that wont help your tolerance levels. I try hard to block out things like that because really we have no right to moan about peoples little habits as we all have them and we all make noises

[doreen steel]

know what u mean i cant sit beside people if the make a noise when they r eating u know like chewing with their mouth open whats that about i once ssat on a bus with this gut behind me sniffing constantly the whole journey when it came to my stop i lost the plot and asked him did he not know what a hanky was for  a couple of people on the bus agreed with me but i felt terrible after i feel like hitting them and shouting at them so your not alone  i dont know if their is a cure  my personal cure for it is simply to get people not to annoy me with their bad manners then i wouldnt have a problem would i

[OBonio]

Know exactly what you mean. Problem is, I'm a loud eater and I'm sure people get annoyed with me too.

I put it down to stress. I find exercise helps a lot.

[Hippy]

Whilst not wishing to make presumptions about your lifestyle, I found that reducing alcohol and getting an hour more sleep per night did wonders for me when I went through a "ratty" period.