Why are some people inherently irritating?

We've all encountered them – those people who just seem to rub us the wrong way for no apparent reason. Some people just happen to make us mad all the time for no apparent reason. Their mannerisms, way of speaking, or their very presence causes an unconscious feeling of annoyance or irritation to bubble up inside us. But why is this? What makes some individuals come across as inherently irritating to others? The answer obviously is not simple or straight. It most probably lies in a complex interplay of human behavior, personality types, and even mental health factors.

Sleeping with a Collar? Not my cup of tea!

Discussing My Strange Reason for Sleeping Difficulties

Needless to say that I have had falling-asleep issues. These have oscillated from being awake at night like an owl to having the most frightening thoughts ruminating in my mind. The result has been what I call superficial sleep. The sleep here used to be slightly disturbed with some depressing thoughts doing rounds in the head. The result was this feeling of something tied to your upper back and forehead – the feeling was not perhaps as acute migraine bouts but it was awful. Now, during this phase of high sleep sensitivity I developed another habit or a handicap – I just couldn’t sleep with any type of nightwear that has anything alike a collar.

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No Monkeying Around: Are you eating a banana or hot dog?

Call me crazy for observing and commenting about the smallest things that happen around me but the fact is that I just cannot help it. A few days back, I saw this guy perched on a small slab like thing along the road, eating a banana. There is nothing serious or wrong about consuming a fruit that is extremely high on carbs, potassium and sodium and is known to help people relax better and sleep. However, there was something odd about the way in which he was holding the banana, fully peeled, held horizontally, just like we eat hot dogs. I have seen many members of the ape family, particularly monkeys, eat their banana in a manner that is far more groomed, peeling away the fruit and eating it one or two bites at a time.