Feeling More Sensitive or Irritable

About the Symptom

Feeling more sensitive can be feeling more deeply into your feelings or feeling more easily hurt emotionally. Feeling irritable can be feeling more easily annoyed or angry.

When to See a Doctor

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Feeling more sensitive or irritable

Possible Causes

Generally, Feeling more sensitive or irritable can be related to:

• Depression

  Depression is a mental illness that leads to low mood, reduced energy levels, and changes in sleep. This affects everyday activities like attending school and work. As the condition worsens, patients might have suicidal thoughts. Although stress and past trauma can cause depression, it can take time to identify and address causes, and genetic factors may also be at play.

• Adjustment Disorder

  A psychological disorder, often with low mood and anxiety. It is triggered by a sudden change in life circumstances, e.g. divorce or losing a job.

• Hyperventilation Syndrome / Panic Attacks

  An anxiety disorder in which a person has repeated and often unexpected panic attacks. These panic attacks involve a sudden onset of intense fearfulness in the absence of danger and includes physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, difficulty breathing, chest pain or discomfort, choking or smothering sensations, sweating, and dizziness.

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder
• Migraine
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Anxiety
• Sleep Disorder

Doctor's Diagnostic Questions

Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom:

• Are you feeling more sensitive or irritable lately?

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