Why Do I Get Annoyed When Someone Talks

What is it called when you get annoyed easily?

1. Irritable, testy, touchy, irascible are adjectives meaning easily upset, offended, or angered. Irritable means easily annoyed or bothered, and it implies cross and snappish behavior: an irritable clerk, rude and hostile; Impatient and irritable, he was constantly complaining.

Is it normal to get annoyed by everything someone does?

If everything annoys you all of the time, that’s actually very normal, and the reason why probably has to do with your old friend, anxiety. “If someone is an anxious person, they’re generally irritable and can feel thrown by things easily,” says Andrea Bonior, PhD, clinical psychologist.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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