Mood Swing

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ello Readers It’s been quite a long time since I updated the blog. Reading random things always fascinated me since long time. And recently have read a lot about the mood swings in and around here. At times I had thought that mood swings were only to be found in girls, because of the sensitive nature, by the female hormone estrogen, relationship stuffs etc. But I was wrong, mood swings are found in both the sexes and yes there are lots and lots of reason for it.

The causes of the mood swing can be broadly classified into two types.

1)  Psychiatric causes

2)  Non Psychiatric causes

Psychiatric causes:

     There are many psychiatric causes which causes the mood swing. These causes at times lead to the extent in which a person thinks about suicide or of extreme violence. The good thing about psychiatric causes is it can be diagnosed. And if it is done in a correct time and treated, the affected person can soon lead a normal life. However many people suffer without knowing that they have the problem. They are vastly misunderstood by family and friends and passed over at work place.

The following is a small list of psychiatric disorder that causes mood swing

1)  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

     Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood brain disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity (over-activity). These symptoms can make it difficult for a child with ADHD to succeed in school, get along with other children or adults, or finish tasks at home.

Treatments can relieve many symptoms of ADHD, but there is currently no cure for the disorder. With treatment, most people with ADHD can be successful in school and lead productive lives.

  2)  Bipolar disorder

     Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) causes serious shifts in mood, energy, thinking, and behavior from the highs of mania on one extreme, to the lows of depression on the other. More than just a fleeting good or bad mood, the cycles of bipolar disorder last for days, weeks, or months. And unlike ordinary mood swings, the mood changes of bipolar disorder are so intense that they interfere with your ability to function.

3)  Borderline Personality Disorder

     Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.

Most people who have BPD suffer from:

• Problems with regulating emotions and thoughts
• Impulsive and reckless behavior
• Unstable relationships with other people.

4)   Intermittent explosive disorder (IED)

     Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a mental disturbance that is characterized by specific episodes of violent and aggressive behavior that may involve harm to others or destruction of property. They may experience racing thoughts or a heightened energy level during the aggressive episode, with fatigue and depression developing shortly afterward.

5)   Depression

     Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and sense of well-being. Depressed people can feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, hurt, or restless. They may lose interest in activities that once were pleasurable, experience loss of appetite or overeating, have problems concentrating, remembering details, or making decisions, and may contemplate, attempt, or commit suicide. Insomnia, excessive sleeping, fatigue, loss of energy, or aches, pains, or digestive problems may also be present

Non-Psychiatric Causes of Mood Swings

     Several other conditions can cause mood swings including medical, neurological, hormonal, and medication and lifestyle related issues.

6)  Chemical Imbalance

     When the brain’s production of neurotransmitters such as serotonin, GABA, dopamine and norepinephrine is affected, mood swings result. People alternately experience feelings such as depression, anxiety, happiness, stress and fear.

7)   All Forms Of Dementia

     Dementia is marked by rapid mood swings along with diminished thinking abilities along with reduced capacity for action.

8)   Brain Tumors

      Mild to severe mood swings can occur depending on the location of the brain tumor within the brain.

9)   Side Effects Of Medication

     Certain medications can cause temporary mood swings, such as hormone replacement therapy.

10)           Head Injury

     Injuries to the head can cause personality problems, attention disorders, lowered concentration levels and intense mood swings.

  11)            Menopause

     Women experience extreme mood swings during menopause. These are caused by hormonal transitions. Estrogen influences the production of serotonin, the mood regulating neurotransmitter. Lowering levels of estrogen affects the production, causing sadness and depression. As such, a woman’s self-esteem goes down as her reproductive years end, adding to her erratic mood swings.

12)           Puberty

     As kids enter their adolescence, they experience physical, emotional and psychological changes that cause disruption in their normal ways of life. Both boys and girls are prone to mood swings, feelings of inadequacy, of being misunderstood and so on.

13)            Pregnancy

     Pregnancy causes hormonal swings in a woman’s body, with peaking and lowering estrogen levels. Added to this is a woman’s lowered physical self-esteem due to the changes in her body and her inability to perform her usual tasks. Some women become high strung, emotional alternating between weepy and happy states of mind.

14)            Stress

     People who suffer continuous stress can experience mood swings along with a feeling that no one understands how hard they’re trying. Sometimes stress can lead to psychological issues and extreme behavior.

Source Help: NIMH

Emotional Quotient

                We come across the term Intelligence quotient, (IQ) very often. It is a very widely used quotient to measure ones intelligence and all related stuffs. In the past, it was one of the main criteria to select a person with high IQ for a higher positioned job and so on. But in the present days its being replaced by something known as Emotional quotient.

          In the workforce today, businesses are now structured in a way that almost everyone has some level of decision making ability. Whether the decisions are big or small, they have a direct impact on how successful, efficient and effective individuals are on the job.

          

      As a result, it is becoming more and more important for employees to focus on and improve their decision making abilities. This may seem as simple as learning from our mistakes, but it really starts at a much deeper level. Making better decisions starts with understanding your own Emotional Quotient. Emotional Quotient is the ability to sense, understand and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions to facilitate high levels of collaboration and productivity. 

            It is a measurement of a person's ability to monitor his or her emotions, to cope with pressures and demands, and to control his or her thoughts and actions. The ability to assess and affect situations and relationships with other people also plays a role in emotional intelligence.

         Emotional Quotient is important because it helps you leverage your awareness of emotions for effectiveness in the workplace

There are 5 areas of emotional quotient, they are -

•Self-Awareness – The ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.
•Self-Regulation – The ability to control or re-direct disruptive impulses and moods and the propensity to suspend judgment and think before acting.
•Motivation – A passion to work for reasons that go beyond money and status and a propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

•Social Skills – A proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
•Empathy – The ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people.

           And a simple emotional quotient test can let us know the EQ of any person. The one who is with a high emotional quotient is expected to be emotionally very strong, the one who is able to control his moods, has sort of motivation, mingles with others and gets to know them better. And vice versa in respect of people with low EQ. 

        Its not a difficult thing to improve the EQ of oneself, with few good inspiration and good practices one can definitely improve the emotion handling capacity of oneself 

Health and fitness

       

‘I want to be fit and healthy’ is what many people carve for at the present days. There isn’t any wrong in that. it’s usual for a human being to carve for fitness and health. But what actually happens is they only carve or in simple words they only ‘think’ about health and fitness but don’t do anything else. In few moments they just forget what they have thought and yes just continue to be unfit or unhealthy.

Why do we ignore health and fitness? The most common answer is I am too busy focusing on other work and have got no time for all these things. And the next best one is ‘there isn’t anything we can do about health and fitness it’s given or taken by god. I know people can’t be that foolish but yes they do exist. 

Nobody can become unhealthy or plump/skinny in overnight. It’s a long process. There are various reasons to become unhealthy. It starts from the most basic thing ‘the food which we eat’. Yeah food is the significant thing that decides about our health. The present generation’s food and drinks has so much of dissolved sugars that it has become a major reason for obesity among youths. Extra sugars are actually not necessary for our body to be fit. But we keep encouraging consuming those because it pleases out tongue and brains.

There isn’t any difficulty to stay healthy.  We have to just follow 2 things i.e eat healthy and burn your calories. Naturally there arises a question of what actually is a healthy food habit. And the answer is simple ‘the food habit which consists of adequate amount of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and fat is commonly called a healthy food habit’ I guess this link might help u in knowing much about a healthy diet http://www.wikihow.com/Eat-Healthy

And second thing is burning our calories. This can be done with different physical activities, like gymming, swimming, jogging, and many more. Select out the activity which suites you. And with which you would be comfortable with and just go for it rather than idly sitting in front of a television or a computer. 

 At the end just one sentence ‘eat healthy live well’. Wishing you all a very Good day take care

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