I can relate Chihuahua Did you try lithium? I know it's an old school one, but it seems to mellow me out.

So with the dysphoric ********, I hate that and think I'm having it recently. Now that I understand my mind is going wacky and I start being mean, I'm usually able to blurt out somewhere in there, "I'm sorry, it's not your fault, I'm in a horrible mood". For me, I think I'm getting better with age. Some things might be getting worse like memory, but control over my mean-ness when irritable has improved much.

Coping skills I've learned in therapy or life lessons, like reasoning through and talking myself through the feelings, avoiding catastrophic thinking, talking here, writing on paper and destroying it.

Another thing when I'm feeling agitated, jump up and down until out of breath, or jumping jacks. Or I will do some kickboxing in the air. I can kick high and like to imagine some bad guy's face. And sometimes I scream if no one is around.

I think I must sound horribly violent, lol. It's just passionate feelings, they need an outlet that doesn't hurt yourself or anyone else. I like you status, "Manage the Moment" that's excellent.