Written by the Clinical Team at Annapolis Counseling CenterProviding compassionate, personalized therapy for individuals, couples, and families in Annapolis, Maryland. Updated: 11/02/2026 Irritability for no apparent reason can happen when stress, emotional...
You check your bank balance and your stomach drops. You read a headline about the economy and something tightens in your chest. You lie awake running numbers that don’t add up, imagining worst-case scenarios, rehearsing conversations you haven’t had yet...
You’ve probably tried it. Typed something vulnerable into a chatbot late at night when you didn’t want to bother anyone. Maybe it felt surprisingly good in the moment. Maybe the response was warm and thoughtful and said something that landed. Maybe you...
You slept. You didn’t run a marathon. You didn’t work a double shift. By any objective measure, you didn’t “do that much” today. And yet by 3pm you feel like you’ve been carrying something very heavy for a very long time. You have...
You open your phone to check one thing. Forty minutes later, you’re reading about a natural disaster on the other side of the world, a political crisis you can’t influence, and three opinion pieces about why everything is getting worse. You feel terrible....
You had a disagreement. Now you’re apologizing for things you’re not sure you did wrong. You’re questioning your own memory of what happened. You feel guilty even though you’re pretty sure you were reasonable. And you’re wondering: Is...
