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The 4 Why Am I So Irritable Lately types

You were not like this a few months ago. Something changed — twelve situations to work out which of the four usual suspects it was.

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How the result is decided

Each answer adds to one of 4 facets. Whichever facet ends up highest names your type, so the result is about what leads rather than what is absent.

Running on emptyToo much coming inThe bodySomething underneath

This is a screening-style questionnaire, not a diagnosis. A high score is a reason to talk to someone who can assess properly.

All 4 types

⚡The Low TideThe water has dropped and everything that is normally covered is now hitting the hull. That is a physical reading, not a character reading.⚡The Busy SignalEvery line is engaged. It is not that less gets through than it used to — it is that nothing has been able to get through uninterrupted for weeks.⚡The Frayed RopeThe rope has not changed. It has been under load for weeks without being let off, and the fibres are going one at a time.⚡The Only DoorThe irritability is not the feeling. It is the one door the feeling has been allowed to use, and it will keep using it until another one opens.

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The Why Am I So Irritable Lately test is 12 questions and takes about 2 minutes. Your result carries your own numbers, not just the name.

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