Posted by ClearSkies on August 7, 2007, at 14:03:57
I've had this happen to me several times over the years and sometimes it's worse than others. Right now it's horrible. It get in bad moods. Black giant thunder bumper clouds form over my head and I get mad at everything. Road rage, grocery cart rage, my clothes-don't-fit-me rage, I'll get angry about anything.
And if I eat something, I feel better. Mood lifts. I'm embarrassed that I got so angry over such trivial things. I can't imagine that I got myself worked up over whatever it was that set me off at the time.
So, is this just poor meal planning? Or is it hypoglycemic stuff (I thought I was just supposed to get faint and pass out, not curse on the way down)? I have brought this up with different doctors at different times but have never had a satisfactory answer. The simple thing to do would be to have a little bag of trail mix in my purse with me; but I can't tell the difference between being in a genuinely bad mood, and being in a bad mood because I'm due for a feeding. It's not like I feel hungry - I know what that feels like, and I'd rather not get into the habit of eating every time I'm in a bad frame of mind. That just smacks of reinforcing a bad habit.
Am I just (gasp) not in control of my feelings? Do I have to wear a muzzle? Why does this happen without any warning - it comes over like a flash flood, but does not abate until I have eaten something. It doesn't matter what, and it doesn't have to be much of it - I don't go on an eating binge as a result.
What on earth is going on with me?
Thanks
ClearSkies
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