Yeah I think i had anger issues when I was manic - not as in beating people up - but as in not holding my tongue, yelling at people etc

Yes, I've had anger issues but I tend to think that the anger developed out of life experiences and that BP enabled the anger to manifest itself. (in depression or mania) I know that since I've been fairly stable on meds that anger isn't nearly so accessible. My Anger Workbook states that anger develops out of fear and that's the important thing to focus on in dealing with anger, besides achieving some stability of mood.

nice reply Tommymott! I feel the same way re. the way my fears/hurts feed off old wounds....I always say that the BP turns the volume up on all my feelings.
Tmac, I sooo, deal with rage issues. I was nearly arrested the last time I quit my job. I threw coffee mugs at starbuck's customers. I hate it, too. mostly because I usually have a great reason for being angry...someone is often being taken advantage of and this is why I continue in treatment. I know I have something valid to offer but it gets lost in my 'crazy'....I know how hard it can be to be forgiving of yourself, but keep at it. It is the most important and most noble work a person can undertake (in my humble opinion ;)

I was angry a lot during my college years, but for some reason it subsided. I can't really say why.

I spent most of my teen and early 20's angry. It is the rage I found most difficult. It was all a product of so many life issues and the BP just emphasized it all, made it more pronounced. I worked alot of life issues out through therapy which helped a great deal. The rest was a result of dyphoria in hypo mania. Meds have helped me a great deal with that and I havent had problems with it for many years.

If you have a therapist, work to discover the source. I wish you the best. xo

BP is an emotional illness. We are on a constant roller coaster ride of emotions. Anger is just one emotion that can get out of control.

I have been angry most of my life, but didn't even realize it was wrong till about 20 years ago. My dad is/was a continually angry person, so I thought it was just heredity. Now I work hard at not yelling at people, I never hurt anyone, and often turn it inwards. It is a bp symptom, although not everyone has it.

my anger comes from out of nowhere and i have to control myself, remove from situations and so on. when it comes on all of the nerves beneath my face tingle, so i know it is time to breathe and walk away.

When I am manic I tend to be very impatient and irritable for no reason at all. If there is a justifiable reason to be annoyed or upset by something then full blown anger erupts.

For the most part I have a double-edged tongue~~I am not one to resort to cursing~~but I can be painfully unscrupulous in my assessment of a situation or individual which is far worse most of the time.

A few times I have thrown things but not at someone. I got really pissed with my toaster oven one morning and picked it up and threw it out on my front lawn and then I kicked it to the curb.

It was actually quite embarrassing because once the rage began to subside I realized that my Pastor who lived several houses down the street and who regularly ran with his dog in the mornings was standing across the street just watching me.

He very cautiously said, "Good morning," and asked me if I was okay, and I said, "Do I look okay?" Then I stormed back into my house slamming the door.

When I came home later that evening, my toaster oven was sitting in the swing on my front porch with a note that said, 'It is scratched and dented, but I cleaned it up and it still works. P.S. I didn't see anything."

That was a wake up call for me.

I have BP and frequent cycle, I am at a very agitated point, angry withe diagnosis, angry with mysellf physically and emotionally. Sounds like I am on a pity party, but I feel like crap, I am taking my xanax like M&Ms. I need to work, financial situation is bad. So I am looking -son helped me make a resume this week. Peace

I myself am angry most of the time when I'm depressed, especially when, in my opinion, things aren't going fair for me. Then again, I guess this is something that bothers at least a few people who have not yet come to terms with their ilness - why are they different to normies?

I have not yet found a great anger management tactic. I also have acute anxiety, so I'm using a tranquiliser and a beta blocker, which both do help. Maybe you should talk to your pdoc about something like that.

Thanx everyone! This is alot of what I feel. Never thought of the fear though. It makes sense. I have alot of fear and old wounds.

for most of my life I never had any anger issues- I was the least angry person anyone ever knew. Then something happened and I ended up with CPTSD and suddenly my euphoric mania stopped and was replaced with irritation and anger- so for the first time in my life I'm dealing with being only sad and angry all of the time. Because it's new for me I still have no idea how to deal with it or control it but I've lost hope of ever being happy again.

i think alot of my anger issues..is attributed to times when i was in an episode, and what i think my family should have done for me, but fell short, alot of time i was like delusional and instead of them putting me in the hospital or really knocking some sense into me, they would kind of feed into my delusions...,.this has made me most angry


sine i have been on lithium, my anger has subsided alot, the combination of lithium and zyprexa has really helped me with the anger...i feel like i'm hardly ever angry anymore...here's to the meds..and here's to the fact that i probably should be angry at my family but am not anymore....xoxo, maggie

tygerlilly said: "When I came home later that evening, my toaster oven was sitting in the swing on my front porch with a note that said, 'It is scratched and dented, but I cleaned it up and it still works. P.S. I didn't see anything.""

awe.. that's actually really touching.. he sounds like a very nice and understanding man.