As I am only a year into my bipolar awareness and treatment, my curious mind has me researching for all the information that I can obtain. I am pondering on the following concerns. Does bipolar exploit and amplify issues. For example, does everyone with bipolar experience anger issues, and does everyone with anger issues have bipolar? Or, does bipolar make anger issues worse? Also, if anger is replaced with with sadness/depression, mania, obsessive thoughts, self harm, beligerent speech, racing thoughts, and etc., does bipolar episodes amplify and/or create that behavior?

The reason why I ask this is because, prior to my diagnosis, I thought everyone else had all the problems, I was content with myself, and didn't put much stock into what other people may have thought about my behavior. Now, I feel like all the folks who I thought had the problems, don't seem to have issues, and it was me all along. Either that or they are hiding their issues better than I am.
It is what it is, so I can't change it, but seriously, they are still plugging along as though they have it together, and I still haven't gotten my groove back and gotten back on my feet. I was forewarned about how long it may take, but with each passing day, I am getting older, lazier, poorer, and further behind.

Any and all responses will be greatly obliged.