I wanted to come back to this when I had more time. I lost it over death threats, not an actual attack. My initial response was panic/anxiety/terror. So, I presented with those symptoms, no prior psychiatric history, and ... was declared bipolar. It took me a couple of months to be able to keep my head above water long enough to even realize just how royally screwed over I had been. Talk about flying into a rage, I spent a weekend seething, breaking things, and generally in a rage. I am not a angry or violent man at all, never have been. Since then, I find I can actually admit anger rather than burying it. I actually have tried to find more positive ways to get it out, such as taking boxing lessons. However, I have had this epic fail in my self-confidence, telling myself I am the scum of the earth ( I'm really not), and I think a component of that is anger at myself for getting myself into the position to be misdiagnosed and mistreated.