Do You Ever Get Irritated and What Do You Do About It?

[Ruthanne]

I know my physiological chemistry is not as it was many years ago. Maybe lack of Estrogen? Anyhow I find myself getting irritated with some people I talk to. Actually they can be somewhat annoying too. Not going to blame it all on myself.

Anyhow what do you do if you get irritated.? Please don't tell me you're happy totally all the time. No one is!

 

[RadishRose]

I put my attention elsewhere.

 

[Blessed]

No, I am not happy all the time. The person who gets on my nerves is me. I can't blame it on anyone else. There are so many things to do, I have the time and the money to get it done. I just don't have the will, the desire to take care of things like I used to.

I need to go and shop for a new cooktop, one burner out and another not working right. Spending the money is not a hardship. Going out, finding what I want, having people come to the house. I HATE THAT!

I also need to have the plumber out for some repairs in a bathroom. Again, I hate having people in the house. I have 3 baths so it is not a big inconvenience to put things off.

So for me, it really is all about me. I am proud to say I did finally drag out the carpet cleaner and got started in my bedroom. Need to go over it again (I have 3 dogs) but I hope to be done tomorrow.

 

[Ruthanne]

I put my attention elsewhere.

I think I do that also. I got irritated tonight so I put on some music. It helps.

 

[sch404]

I follow the eightfold path of Zen. This has worked well for me for most of my adult life. Zen not only makes me immune from other people's negative emotions it actually has a calming effect on them as well.

 

[Ruthanne]

I follow the eightfold path of Zen. This has worked well for me for most of my adult life. Zen not only makes me immune from other people's negative emotions it actually has a calming effect on them as well.

How does one learn that?

 

[jujube]

Some 1% cortizone cream helps. Oh, THAT kind of irritation. Never mind.....

 

[sch404]

How does one learn that?

I will teach you. I wrote an article about that on my blog a while back. Here is the link to it. Enjoy!
https://boomerhangout.com/zen-and-aging-an-essay-by-steve-hansen

 

[Ruthanne]

Some 1% cortizone cream helps. Oh, THAT kind of irritation. Never mind.....

Maybe I should inject that into my brain. I see you use humor a lot. That helps too.

 

[Ruthanne]

I will teach you. I wrote an article about that on my blog a while back. Here is the link to it. Enjoy!
https://boomerhangout.com/zen-and-aging-an-essay-by-steve-hansen

Thanks I'll have a look at it

 

[RadishRose]

Maybe I should inject that into my brain. I see you use humor a lot. That helps too.

I think for me, there's nothing better than a good laugh.

 

[Ruthanne]

I think for me, there's nothing better than a good laugh.

I agree. A good belly laugh. Long ago a good cry used to help me but I can't seem to cry much anymore.

 

[Ruthanne]

No, I am not happy all the time. The person who gets on my nerves is me. I can't blame it on anyone else. There are so many things to do, I have the time and the money to get it done. I just don't have the will, the desire to take care of things like I used to.

I need to go and shop for a new cooktop, one burner out and another not working right. Spending the money is not a hardship. Going out, finding what I want, having people come to the house. I HATE THAT!

I also need to have the plumber out for some repairs in a bathroom. Again, I hate having people in the house. I have 3 baths so it is not a big inconvenience to put things off.

So for me, it really is all about me. I am proud to say I did finally drag out the carpet cleaner and got started in my bedroom. Need to go over it again (I have 3 dogs) but I hope to be done tomorrow.

Good for you with cleaning your carpet . I need to do that one of these years

 

[Victoria]

I used to be irritable a lot, but after I became vegan, it went away. I became vegan for other reasons, didn't even know it would help with irritability. But one day I realized I felt calmer and my moods stabilized. Now I only get irritable if I didn't get enough sleep, like only 3 or 4 hours of sleep because of work schedule which doesn't happen often. Other than that, I'm not irritable at all. When people say or do stupid things, I just walk away and 5 minutes later I've forgotten what they said or did. That in and of itself is enough to make me stay vegan.

 

[Gary O']

Do You Ever Get Irritated and What Do You Do About It?​

Folks don't irritate me much

Projects?
Yeah
Oh, yeaaaaahhhh
Around 99% of time from start to completion

What do I do about it?
I paint (cuss)
stroking the air into a vivid deep blue
Turns out, wood is deaf

My lady is now used to it but remains concerned with what the neighbors may think when they hear 'YOU WHORE!'

 

[win231]

If there's no one else around, I just swear.

 

[Disgustedman]

Usually it's "FFS!" or "Aw sh&t why?????" Then groan.....I've quit punishing the item that falls, bounces or slips out of my grip. I can't afford to snap another phone in half.......

 

[Ruthanne]

If there's no one else around, I just swear.

I do too and boy can I have swear like a sailor.

 

[Ruthanne]

Usually it's "FFS!" or "Aw sh&t why?????" Then groan.....I've quit punishing the item that falls, bounces or slips out of my grip. I can't afford to snap another phone in half.......

I bet. I'm tired of throwing my phone at the wall.

 

[Disgustedman]

I bet. I'm tired of throwing my phone at the wall.

Yeah, this most recent debacle just had me drop it, hit the corner and now it's a black screen. Still works, but I'll have to have whatever broke fixed.

As it's probably repairable, I didn't render it DOA.

Got a $58 replacement and surviving.

 

[Ruthanne]

Yeah, this most recent debacle just had me drop it, hit the corner and now it's a black screen. Still works, but I'll have to have whatever broke fixed.

As it's probably repairable, I didn't render it DOA.

Got a $58 replacement and surviving.

That's cool

 

[Ruthanne]

I used to be irritable a lot, but after I became vegan, it went away. I became vegan for other reasons, didn't even know it would help with irritability. But one day I realized I felt calmer and my moods stabilized. Now I only get irritable if I didn't get enough sleep, like only 3 or 4 hours of sleep because of work schedule which doesn't happen often. Other than that, I'm not irritable at all. When people say or do stupid things, I just walk away and 5 minutes later I've forgotten what they said or did. That in and of itself is enough to make me stay vegan.

Thanks for sharing that. I've heard that theory before.

 

[win231]

I bet. I'm tired of throwing my phone at the wall.

A few years ago, I learned (the hard way) it's a bad idea to throw things at 60-70 yrs old.
I was taking my insulin before dinner & sometimes it burns; There is no way to know that you're hitting a nerve.
That, plus the frustration of not being able to eat what I'm craving did it. I threw the syringe at the wall as hard as I could. It stuck in the wall.
I didn't know I hurt my shoulder until the next day. When I reached up to get a dish out of the cupboard, I felt a horrible pain in my shoulder. For the next 6 months, I couldn't lift my arm above shoulder height. I think that's called a torn Rotator Cuff.
That's why there are no elderly baseball pitchers. And why their Rotator Cuff is always being surgically repaired.

 

[Lavinia]

I think I do that also. I got irritated tonight so I put on some music. It helps.

Music works for me too.

 

[Ruthanne]

A few years ago, I learned (the hard way) it's a bad idea to throw things at 60-70 yrs old.
I was taking my insulin before dinner & sometimes it burns; There is no way to know that you're hitting a nerve.
That, plus the frustration of not being able to eat what I'm craving did it. I threw the syringe at the wall as hard as I could. It stuck in the wall.
I didn't know I hurt my shoulder until the next day. When I reached up to get a dish out of the cupboard, I felt a horrible pain in my shoulder. For the next 6 months, I couldn't lift my arm above shoulder height. I think that's called a torn Rotator Cuff.
That's why there are no elderly baseball pitchers. And why their Rotator Cuff is always being surgically repaired.

Good to know.