This primary chart keeps trigger sensitivity, spillover burden, reaction heat, and recovery friction on the same 0 to 8 scale.
Read it first to see where the current pattern leans most strongly, then use the sections below to review what is driving that shape.
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This secondary chart keeps the overall result on the full 0 to 32 range so the current run is easy to place quickly.
Use it as total-score context after reading the domain pattern above, not as a substitute for the domain-level interpretation.
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Use the raw JSON snapshot only when you need a portable record of the same browser-local result shown above.
Irritability is rarely just one feeling. Sometimes it starts with low tolerance for interruptions. Sometimes it shows up as sharper tone, lingering body tension, or trouble settling once the moment has passed. This self-check keeps those pieces separate so the result is more useful than a single question about whether you feel angry.
The tool uses eight items to read current anger and irritability load across four domains: trigger sensitivity, spillover burden, reaction heat, and recovery friction. It is a proxy reflection aid, not a diagnostic instrument. The value is in spotting where the strain is collecting and whether the same pattern is getting broader or easier to interrupt.
That makes it useful for private self-review, therapy preparation, or a follow-up conversation after a rough week. The result stays local unless you export or share it.
Each item is scored from 0 to 4. Two recovery items are reverse-scored so that higher contributions always mean more current burden. The total therefore runs from 0 to 32. This version reads the total through working proxy bands rather than published cutoffs: Steady at 0 to 7, Watch at 8 to 15, Elevated at 16 to 23, and High load at 24 to 32.
The result also keeps the four domains on their own 0 to 8 tracks. That matters because two people can have the same total for very different reasons. One may be quick to flare but able to recover. Another may not react loudly, yet keep carrying irritation from room to room all day.
| Domain | What it captures | Why it matters |
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| Trigger sensitivity | How quickly delays, interruptions, or small setbacks feel provocative. | High scores often mean the day starts getting harder earlier than you expect. |
| Spillover burden | How much irritation carries from one task, room, or relationship into the next. | High scores suggest the stress is no longer staying tied to the original problem. |
| Reaction heat | How strongly the irritation shows up in tone, body tension, or outward expression. | High scores point to visible impact on conversations and self-control. |
| Recovery friction | How hard it is to pause, reset, and settle after the irritation has started. | High scores mean the first reaction is more likely to run the whole interaction. |
Two optional settings shape the readout without changing the answers. The reflection lens changes whether the follow-up wording is framed around daily life, relationship spillover, or follow-up review. The high-intensity marker lets you count items at 3 or above, or only items at 4, depending on how strict you want the “high” flag to be.
Use the total score first, then the top domain. The total tells you how much load is present overall. The top domain tells you where to intervene first. If recovery friction is highest, the fix is rarely “try harder not to get angry.” It is usually about shortening the time between noticing the rise and pausing before the first reaction lands.
Repeat runs matter most when the conditions are similar. Comparing one score from a quiet week with another taken during sleep loss, conflict, illness, or overload can still be informative, but the comparison is about the changed context as much as the number itself.
A high total with a wide domain split usually means one area is doing most of the damage. A high total with a tight cluster means the burden is broad and probably affecting more parts of the day. Reaction heat at the top points to visible expression. Spillover burden at the top points to poor containment. Recovery friction at the top points to difficulty coming back down once activated.
The total bands are working guides built into this self-check. They are there to help you place the score quickly, not to act like official thresholds. The most trustworthy parts of the result are still the domain shape, the highest-rated items, and how repeat runs change over time.
A watch-range total with high trigger sensitivity can mean the problem starts early, before any outward blow-up is visible.
An elevated total with spillover burden at the top often means one stressful moment is following you into other conversations that did not cause it.
A higher score than the prior run matters most when the same items are also repeating, because that points to a persistent friction pattern rather than one bad day.
No. This is a proxy self-check. A higher score means the completed items describe more current burden, not that a diagnosis has been made.
Because they ask about settling and pausing well. Reverse-scoring keeps the total consistent so higher numbers always mean more strain.
Irritability often shifts with sleep, stress, workload, conflict, illness, and substance use. That is one reason repeat runs are more useful than one isolated score.
Treat it as higher priority if the same pattern is escalating, causing aggression or unsafe behavior, or becoming visible to other people before you catch it yourself.