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So, I have been feeling super emotional these days, not just sadness, but anger too over very insignificant things. This will last for a few hours, and then I am completely fine. I recently started a new diet which really decreased the amount of food I take in generally. Someone mentioned it is possible I have a B12 deficiency. Any thoughts if not getting enough vitamins could be causing this?

Definitely can be diet.  I've done diets where they significantly decrease by caloric intake (I went from 1300-1500 down to 900-1000 a day) and I was grumpy, easily angered, crying at the most random things.  I now know my body NEEDS at least 1200 calories a day to sustain energy and keep the emotions in check!

What kind of diet are you on?  How many calories did you go from to what you're eating now?

@kitzy: I just seriously reduced my food intake, especially my carbs which have gone down a lot (though not even close to eliminated). I don't take any vitamins now, but I am picking some up after class (just a general mulit vitamin).

It's not huger related, I feel it no matter if I have just eaten or not, there is no common time when I feel like this.

Now, my life is really high stress, so I know stress management needs to happen, yet, I feel like this is different from my other stress related freak-outs. 

@jenewitt: Calories before...oh, a lot. Like, 2500? Now, I'm on WW and I am told it's about 1200.

If your carbs have gone down a lot then that is probably the likely source more than a B12 deficiency. Also, if you've restricted your caloric intake too much, that could also be contributing to how you feel. Example, a salad with regular old iceberg lettuce seems "healthy," but a sald with other types of leafy greens may have a lot more nutrition than the ice berg. Since you're on limited calories, you want to shoot for foods that will give you the most bang for your buck and stay away from foods that don't have as much good stuff in them.

You should also evaluate your caloric intake. If you are consuming too little calories for your body, it will make you feel bad. I bet if you look at what you eat, you may find ways in which you can increase the nutrients that you consume through food.