This is so true. Whenever my husband and I fight, one or both of us has low blood sugar. Fortunately, my blood sugar is stable most of the time now. Before the program, I was on a blood sugar roller coaster.
Allison

: just re read this chapter. The whole
: chapter is fascinating because I
: love reading about a brain
: chemical.

: this bit jumped out today

:

* I often find myself
: overreacting to stress

: Volatile blood sugar levels make
: sugar sensitive people edgy and
: reactive. You may fly off the
: handle or cry at the drop of a
: hat. The conflicting feelings you
: have don't seem to make sense. For
: example my client Shirley worked
: as a senior manager in a
: governmental agency. She was well
: thought of, did excellent work and
: liked her job. Most of the time
: she was steady and clear, but at
: other times such as when her boss
: gave her feedback about her work,
: she would get overwhelmed and want
: to sit and cry. She was also
: surprised by the power of her
: anger which seemed to bubble up
: from nowhere. Like Shirley you may
: think of yourself as a realy nice
: person - and most of the time you
: are. But at other times you feel
: totally out of control. These mood
: swings may well be due to sugar
: sensitivity

: Potatoes not Prozac Page 29

: Interesting - I remember that
: volatility and how I took so much
: to heart.I always appeared
: outwardly organised and efficient
: I am sure, but it was hard work
: keeping that veneer

: I still get life stress of course. I
: have long ago worked out that one
: of my stress responses is to try
: and either eat more , or eat less
: Sometimes I don't realise
: there is stress going on till I
: look in my journal and see what I
: am up to

: of course this is a really good
: reminder to me to review my
: journal mindfully as well as just
: write in it

: was wondering who else particularly
: resonates with this paragraph?