Given what you have told us about how your boyfriend and family treat you then is that a surprise?

Do you have any diagnosis other than bipolar? I sense something else perhaps is going on.

I had to deal with full, brass ovaries rage in my own recovery. It was not an easy demon to tame. Still is hard, sometimes, though it has been a long time since my anger has escalated out-of-control. These days I pull out my psycho-therapy toolbox and get to work at the first spark of anger. Channeling my anger into intense physical workouts is my single most effective tool for my own rage cycle. More and more, simple grounding exercises are enough to regain personal control.

Once I am confident my anger is not going to escalate reflexively, I decide what to do about ^it^. The calming beforehand helps me deal with the unacceptable in a far more effective manner. Beat a dog for breaking rules and the dog will remember the beating instead of the lesson.

Continued support while you find what works for you, Bravered. Anger is a mean demon. . . Gentle empathy.

My boyfriend is moving out or I'm moving out no I don't have another diagnosis. These are symptoms of bipolar. I know people who deal with these same issues and have bipolar like me.

actually no they are not symptoms of bipolar, at least not for everyone.

I responded on your other post - maybe you are on the wrong meds and they are causing the anger

I am bipolar depressive and today I've crashed. I know the pain you are going through. You can do this. You can Go forward.

So from a Clinical standpoint, No, Anger is not a Symptom of BiPolar Disorder, it is sometimes experienced as a 2nd Disorder in conjunction with BiPolar Disorder, but rarely is Anger a Symptom of either Mania or Hypo Mania and never is it a Symptom of Depression.

As AcFish says, being on the wrong combo of meds or being on a med that doesn't agree with you can cause you to be highly irritated and angry, or you may have a Secondary condition that you've not been Diagnosed with yet. Have you talked to your Pdoc about the Anger Issues yet and what does he/she say about it?

My anger issues are among the reasons my early shrinks were reluctant to dx me "Manic Depressive." My mood swings were more complex than standard manic depression, but it was what we had to work with, so work with it we did. Fast forward some odd years to when manic depression had morphed into bi-polar and the PTSD theories were gaining respectability and I was a shoe-in, especially at the VA where I received most of my psych treatment. The PTSD explained allot that MD/BP dogma didn't touch.

We kept the BP dx, though. My mood swings seem to defy standard PTSD, also, if PTSD has had time develop standards yet. The first in-house article on it by that name was published in 1992. Mental health problems are not so easy to pigeon hole as the ailments which have standardized physical tests.

Hey I totally understand where you are coming from. I too have a problem with angry outbursts and my wife unfortunately takes most of them. I have been looking into an anger management group since I cant'find any good pshycologists here who take my insurance.
When I lose control and start yelling and saying mean things I am like a different person. Then once I calm down and feel like myself again, I feel all of the guilt and self hatred for the way I have just behaved. And how much I have hurt the person I love so much.
I think my anger stems from growing up with a dad who always came home angry and took is anger out on me. Other than that I am at a loss as to why I am this way. I hope you can find a way to discover where your anger comes from. Mostly because I know how much inner suffering comes with not understanding why we are filled with so much anger just waiting to explode at any moment. Good luck to you. Im always around to chat.

In your world there seems to be a lot of anguish and pain and suffering. I hope the choices you make each and every day now lead to a better future with less of these nasties in it. Good luck.