Don't Get Angry, But You May Have IED

What's IED you ask? Well Reuters Health enlightens us that it's an acronym for intermittent explosive disorder. Hopefully this doesn't pertain to your marriage, but a new report was as published in the Archives of General Psychiatry and says as many as 16 million American adults may have IED. People with this disorder "erupt in reactions that are grossly out of proportion to a perceived provocation -- attacking another person, threatening others with violence or destroying property." The article also says that IED is commonly preceded by mental health problems including depression, anxiety and substance abuse.

This might explain my landlords' reaction when I told him I wanted my leaky, soggy, dining room wall fixed. More information on this mental disorder is available at the National Institute of Mental Health's website.