Emotional Lability

Tips from survivors: “The emotions come fast—but knowing why helps me not feel out of control.”

Rapid and uncontrollable shifts in emotional expression.

Sudden laughing or crying that may not match how you actually feel, or emotions that change quickly without clear cause.

Stroke disrupts the brain’s ability to regulate emotional expression, often involving connections between emotional centers.

Fairly common after stroke and often associated with pseudobulbar affect.

Medication, emotional awareness strategies, and educating others to understand what’s happening.

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