Yes - I can relate. I was diagnosed because for a long time I would (as long as I can remember really), I would periodically fly off into these rages -- I mean flat out seeing-red bloody murder rage. It didn't matter who was in front of my, a buddy, my wife, family member, they would feel my wrath.

Oddly, these came on in fairly regular intervals of every 3-4 months, and afterwards, I wouldn't remember saying a lot of things I said while raging, and after it had passed I would not harbor any of the feelings that had set me off. Felt as though it was just me blowing off steam. Alcoholism made this worse...stopping drinking made this easier to notice and eventually treat.

With meds I am able to (mostly) catch myself before I go completely off the deep end, but I can still feel the tickle on the back of my neck that always preceded my outbursts in the past. It's VERY uncomfortable.

So, yes, as you can see, this is common with BP1 and BP2.