does this happen to anyone else

does anyone else have anger issuses like me...... sometimes i get into moods where i cant even stand to look at someone or it makes me angry.. doesnt matter who it is i just feel my temper rising and i get thoughts of wanting to hurt the person so much......... i dont evn have to know the person.... it could be the way they talk, or how they look. or there movements or the way they stand.... anything.... i just want to lose control and go off...... i feel like a freak sometimes cause i get mad over everything....

You shouldn't feel like a freak, this can be due to something or combination of things.
It may be a good idea to take this up with your pdoc and/or therapist.
This is not necessarily limited to Bipolar mania,not all types (and there are several types/levels) of Bipolar disorder(s) experience severe anger and/or violent behaviour. Unfortunately,narrow minded people have stereotyped what Bipolar disorder is like, creating another stigma on those dealing with mental disorders.
In fact,your anger may coming from some form of a personality trait,influence of environment one lives in,physical disorders,hormone imbalances,medications,life situations,etc. A therapist may be able to help you pin point what is behind this, and then suggest techniques and/or treatment to help get through this.
I personally wouldn't wait long on this, the sooner you seek professional help, the sooner you can start working on this as well as prevent the chance of you losing it and having a confrentation (sp?) with someone.
I wish you luck with this, and feel free to keep us updated if you so wish.
Please take care,
DE

Skittles,

What you describe sounds a lot like myself. It's the main reason I sought professional help in the first place. Fortunately, I have not acted out on other living beings, but I have left a wake of destruction in my path.

I have been a lot better since being on Depakote, but the violent thoughts (with gruesome, gory visions) and pure rage make me very paranoid of myself.

And yes, during those moods, I will get furious over tiny things!
So, it does happen to other people.

yes i have to force myself to have a smile on my face when i go out cuz people %#@&#! me off so bad. im very paranoid & anxious. yesterday i know this girl was looking at me wondering whats wrong with me & it made me so mad. i mean what have i ever done to anyone. well besides my drunken tyrades i had when i was younger but everybody get over it already. i cant even go to church without being pissed off cuz i know everybody is talking about me & looking at me. i feel like a time bomb about ready to go off & i know its gonnna come at a time thats very inappropriate just like at the last job i had. oh that place was even worse than church. now everyone wonders why i stay in the house all the time. right now its for the best.

tabby that me to.... i always think someones judging or starring or talking about me....

Skittles, I have a friend I met in a support group who has these periods of rage. She shuts herself in the house with the blinds drawn so she won't encounter anyone & let loose with her wrath (almost like she was a wild animal that needed to be caged). That's no way to live! But neither is being angry at everyone. Please do seek some psychiatric help for this. You must have ulcers by now with all the pent-up anger & rage. We care about you & want you to have some peace & tranquility in your life.--Suzy

I know how you feel. Usually I get this way with people I love the most.

This happens to me and is happening with the person I love most. It's almost like you want to stop it but you just can't. My skin starts crawling and stuff and it goes on from there. I can't explain it and I wish I was happy that I was not alone, but it is a terrible thing to have to deal with. I either have mania, depression, or severe irritability borderlining physical abuse. The "normal" only shows it's head for a brief look and I wake up each day wondering what or who I will be. The first time I was an inpatient, two weeks before I went off on a clerk at the store and then the manager. At that time it was very unlike me, now it is like me.....I hope you can catch hold of yours and when you do let me know how you did it because I have no answer sorry but I have that and it's down right scary/

Skittles

I feel for you. I too can get this way quite a bit and at present am furious! (see my post "I feel cheated"). Seriously though, its not good to store up the anger and letting it out helps. We often do this to the people closest to us, the people we love.

In my case I am due for a hormone implant in a few weeks time, had a hysterectomy a year ago, and I feel this could be related to the moods/anger I am feeling. It kind of heightens the bipolar too.

it sure does happen to others, take me for example. i've been feeling like that for way too long now. dunno what to do about it either but if it helps, you're certainly not alone in this