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Originally Posted by bioChE
Anger is not characteristic of bipolar disorder. Flying off the handle is characteristic of having uncontrolled anger, being ruled by your emotions. That can happen to anyone who has a bad temper, normal or bipolar.
If you're interested in learning about bipolar disorder, there are plenty of resources on the internet. Just ask Dr. Google. There are also checklists out there, self-help guides in case you think you or a loved one might have the disorder. If you look at one of those guides/questionnaires, you'll realize the only way to diagnose the disorder is to have intimate knowledge of a person's thought processes.
Best of luck with your client. If she's unable to control her anger, my suggestion would be to steer clear romantically. [emoji16]
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It's hard for me to believe she could be afflicted with bipolar because in the two years I have known her, well actually I only see her for a total of 4 days a year, but nevertheless she appears just as normal as any other person I ever spoke to. If anybody would have told me she was bipolar I would be in total denial because my stereotype again says, if somebody has bipolar there is no way they can hide their illness from others and I am lead to believe because my client always acted very rationally, it's impossible for her to be bipolar.
On the other hand, my ex wife was diagnosed with manic depression but heard it is very similar to bipolar and the thing I can say, to strangers who didn't know her or even coworkers, they all thought she was an angel and she seemed so well put together on the outside. But behind closed doors, she was a totally different person. She was full of hate, she was aggressive, she was violent towards me, and she was definitely not the same person. My friends all think she is so nice and when I told them how she really is, they had a hard time believing me. I can't imagine my client being exactly the same as there is no way she could have a marriage last that long.