Need Some advice

Hi everyone, My name is Shannon.
I would like some help. I think I am fully functional. I dont think I have a problem, but my family and friends are constantly telling me I mat be bipolar. I dont know how exactly to explain it but I get mad, not just mad irate, for no reason at all sometimes. I try and figure out why I am so mad and I cant even remember what set me off in the first place.. I am usually very happy and full of energy, and excited about everything, but one little thing and I get so mad I cant control what i say and I feel like I have little control over what I do. But I thought that is normal. To just sometimes be mad.
I also constantly feel anxious, like something is happening and i am missing out on it or something huge is about to happen.
I just want to know from someone if this is something you expierence with bipolar .

Hi Shannon! A person with bipolar can be fully functional. Do you have depressive episodes?

I too think that in order to be diagnosed (dx) bipolar, you need to experience depressive episodes. Another major part of Bipolar is mania - out of control, or totally out of character, happiness and energy. In full mania you really aren't yourself, probably drink much more than usual, engage in unappropriate sexual activities, can go for much longer on much less sleep, have racing thoughts...

I can relate to the anger which is inapproriate - i think you just need to ask my boyfriend and he'll more than agree I can get so angry I just scream. It gives me a way to let off some steam and buys me a few seconds to consider my reply. I actually sometimes have my whole body tremble with rage and I just feel so helpless, I don't know what to do.

While I can relate, I don't think having this one issue will automatically point towards bipolar. I do suggest you go and see a psychologist to diagnose you first. A psychiatrist is the one that would then prescribe any medication if necessary. It may also be extreme anxiety causing you to respond this way, kind of like protecting you from what you perceive to be an attack.

Hi there

A lot of people think that hypomania means that you are all happy and full of sunshine and balloons. But that is not the case. Hypomania can come in many forms including the feeling of being irritated all the time. However, you didn't mention feeling depressed at times so then you wouldn't qualify for a BP diagnosis. Maybe you have anxiety, or many you are perfectly well and just get irritated at times. I hope that's the case.

Hello Shannon maybe your family and friends are seeing something in you that you are not seeing in youself. Maybe they see more of an intensity or edge or rawness to your emotions that you are missing. shaggy

During my hypomanic phases I tend to type and talk a whole lot faster, I am much more irritable and everything seems to become a trigger for me to fly off my rocker and really act inappropriately

What you describe feeling is how I have felt when I was manic. I am ALWAYS anxious. I know people who seem to have way more mania and their depressive episodes are more rare but can be pretty intense. Someone else asked it but I agree that the pertinent question is 'do you get depressed?'