Thank-you for sharing your experiences Tsunamisurfer. Reading your post it has dawned on me that I can feel overwhlemed by certain things, both in terms of feeling tearful (a couple that spring to mind are being in chuirches, when watching TV shows where someone has done well in a talent contest, being in a Theatre and watching a live show/concert) and also irritated about some things (can't bear the sound of people chewing, or drinking, the feelings can become so intense that I have to cover my ears or leave the room).

I am finding it difficult to unravel everything as I have had some pretty awful life events too, so not sure whether my current difficulties are best explained by exposure to these events or my reaction to them because I have an undiagnosed underlying mental health problem.

I tell myself that it doesn't matter which explaination fits best. How I think and feel right now is the important thing and the work on controliing my thoughts and feelings wouldn't change even if I did have a label. I am just trying to make sense of myself though.