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Hi,

Im very emotional at the moment even at little things that are said to me…and the big things. Feel this horrible pit in stomach and tears are flowing at a wrong word said to me. What bothers me is that what i feel about someone comes out of my mouth, i no longer think thats not the right thing to say, i just say it to who ever, it feels like my filter has gone as to what is acceptable and what is not acceptable to say.

Has anyone experienced this

Thanks Christine

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hi christine

it is a common symptom of ms so that’s why it is happening to you.

do a search of this site or address a post to admin.

i seem to let it all wash over me so even if i’m hopping mad, i don’t usually say anything.

good luck

carole x

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Hi Carole,

I never realised it was a symptom of ms. When you say you let it wash over you, do you mean you are not sensative to whats said to you or that you are. Hopping mad sums up how i feel at the moment.

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Hi Christine,

As Carole said, it’s a fairly common symptom of MS. It’s known as ‘emotional lability’, where you experience greater peaks and troughs of emotional reactions and don’t have the means as you say, of filtering them. So the result is that you feel things more deeply, both highs and lows and can’t stop yourself from expressing the feelings.

So, it’s likely that you’ll feel deeply depressed, and maybe also that you feel euphoric. Either mood is likely to be expressed without you wanting to display your feelings quite so openly.

I’m not sure, but I assume it could be a relapse symptom (if you have relapsing remitting MS), which would mean that it will improve as the relapse remits. Or if you are progressive, then you might need to get some help from a neuro-psychologist. Regardless, if you have an MS nurse, ask her/him for help and/or a referral. Or if you have a neurologists appointment soon, bring it up with him/her (and if you don’t have an appointment then try to get one, maybe phone your neurologists secretary).

Sometimes, it might just be helpful to know there’s a reason for what you’re experiencing, and that in itself helps you to get a handle on it. I hope so.

Sue

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So glad someone has written about this. I feel that my filter has almost gone. I just this minute said that the diy that my husband has been working in for a week looks crap and I hate it. His face was a picture. I thought about not saying it and then said it anyway. What a rotter I am. Xxx

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Thank everyone,

Your replies make me realise im not going mad after all.

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Same here. My husband gets quite embarrassed by something’s I say, especially to strangers. Eeeekk xx

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[quote=“christine1”]

Thank everyone,

Your replies make me realise im not going mad after all.

[/quote] Me to!! my manor & dare i say rage at times, then other times sweetness & lite,

i js hope that the soon to be Mrs juju dosn’t see the freak within (Mr Hide)devildevil,

we not crazy!! js slightly out of tunewink Julien x