How Do I Know If I Am Bipolor Or If It Is Just Stress?

I get mad over stupid stuff, It is more in raged than mad. And it gets to where I can not control what I say. It is not all the time just every now and then, about once a week.
I was reading on Bipolar disorder and how if you are you go from mad to happy to jumping off the walls and I do not it is just anger.
I can not control it, when I hold back it just grows to where I can keep my mouth closed. I do not think I am Bipolar, but who knows, Ideas ? Tips? maybe I just need anger management…..

7 comments to How Do I Know If I Am Bipolor Or If It Is Just Stress?

  • Anger Management they generalize bi polar symptoms so that everyone going through mood swings think they have it. but if things persist after some counseling or get worse i would see a doctor. most cases of bi-polar (manic depressive) there is some type of sexual promiscuity or wreckless behavior like drunk driving if you are experiencing any of this symptoms talk a doctor.

  • Lila

    Unfortunately nobody on this site can diagnose your problem. It is obviously disrupting your daily help and requires professional help. A psychiatrist is the most qualified to make a correct diagnosis and prescribe the correct safe medication if needed. Or he can direct you to anger management counseling if that is what you need.

  • nehevea1

    Mania is like this:
    Increased energy
    Decreased sleep
    Racing thoughts
    Flight of ideas
    Make plans to do things that are not realistic
    Hypersexual
    Do things recklessly (like spending money, sexaul promiscuity, abusing alcohol and/or drugs)
    If you identify with this list, see a psychiatrist – you may be bipolar. If you don’t identify with this list, count bipolar out.

  • Ty B

    Anger Management never helped me. You dont sound bi-polar… It sounds like you need an ‘extreme’ form of release, like Martial Arts or body building. Something to allow you to push yourself and use a large amount of energy doing it. You prolly have a stress full job or are for some other reason unhappy. Rage doesnt usually come alone. There is always a root cause or a need for release. Just a hobby that is challenging and rewarding.

  • hope

    It doesn’t sound like bipolar as you don’t describe mania. To be honest it sounds like you have a problem controlling your anger. Maybe take a boxing class or kickboxing class as this will help de stress you and will realise the anger in a good way. Or you could try anger management class, up to you but it doesn’t sound like bipolar. If you are worried then please see your doctor who can help you more. Good luck

  • c-johnnn!! :)

    yahoo answers isnt a doctor.

  • John E

    Hi,
    Good question. Good also to see you are seeking info rather than worrying about it.
    Here’s some factual information about Bipolar that should help you and here’s a video I made called The Spurn Point Experience (it’s only ten minutes long) all about ANGER and how to understand it. (I’m told it’s quite good!)http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OqWxtE00XH…
    In respect to BIPOLAR (as you might already suspect) it means “two poles” and is simply the new “in” word for Manic Depression where a person cycles between “very big highs” (mania) at one end of the ‘pole’ and “very low Lows” (depression) at the other end of the ‘pole, which is a far wider range than most other peoples – and it lasts for more than a couple of weeks.
    Many famous and highly intelligent people have/had manic depression including Sir Winston Churchill, Stephen Fry, Carrie Fisher, Spike Milligan, Ben Stiller, DMX and many others. Managed properly, it can be lived with, and in fact because the “mania” (the highs) are so exhilarating, most manic depressives wouldn’t swap their manic depression for being normal. There are three treatments for Bipolar, and only one of them involves antidepressant drugs.
    I’ve been in fairly hefty senior management positions for around 4 decades and have had up to 500 staff under me at times. I’ve had to deal frequently with many people suffering Depression, so know a little about what you are going through. Depression is far more common than most people think because most people either don’t recognise it or hide it. In fact, I think the stats show that up to one-in-five people suffer from Depression, all over the world. It’s good that you’re getting it out in the open and seeking advice. Just be careful of the myths and here-say, though. A lot of people don’t know what they’re talking about and just seem to make things up as they go along.
    Nowadays, I produce videos, and last year made a 35-minute DVD presented by a top UK Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Darryl Britto, who is a personal friend of mine, and who wanted to squash all the myths about depression, because he felt that very few people thoroughly understood what it is all about. In the DVD he includes an explanation of the three main treatments available. It’s purposely in simple layperson’s language and aimed at 4 categories of people.
    1) Those with Depression,
    2) Those who think they may have Depression,
    3) Friends and family of those with Depression, and
    4) People training in the healthcare sector.
    If interested, you can see a FREE PREVIEW on YouTube at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce1viJ7zqC…
    I also have a Blog at http://business-sage.blogspot.com which has heaps and heaps of useful FREE ADVICE about enhancing your lot in life, which you might be interested in. (Some of it is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.)
    Also I’ve include some web links below, many of which are professional bodies connected to Bipolar and Depression with stacks of free information.
    I sincerely hope this information might help you, and that I haven’t given you too much text here – but I felt it important to lever you away from (sometimes) harmful here-say, gossip and myths. People suffering Depression are not alone, you know. Depression is treatable in the majority of cases and it’s truly not as bad as people think it is. Armed with the FACTS of what Depression is all about, makes it ten times more easy to handle.
    Good luck & Cheers
    John E

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