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Unpredictable

Part of the Stress Response Wheel

What is Unpredictable?

Your responses vary wildly. You don't know how you'll react from moment to moment.

When you might feel unpredictable

Unpredictable is a specific form of volatile, which itself is a type of reactive. You might experience this feeling in situations where reactive is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define unpredictable.

Emotional Hierarchy

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Related Emotions

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Minimal tolerance before frustration or anger. What normally wouldn't bother you...

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Guarded

Walls up, protecting yourself from perceived threats. You're not letting anythin...

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