Mood Swings
Im curious to know if any other WrongPlaneteers have mood swings/bipolar/cyclothymia or anything like that cuz I think I mentioned before that I do. Well, sometimes my mood swings put me in a very agitated state where I have unusually high aggression. Thats whats been happening lately for say, the last 6 days . What concerns me a bit is that I have been using the internets as a means to vent my aggression but I find that when people say things that I find provocative I get excessively angry and on this other forum that involves casually threatening violence. This is really crossing the line and Im not sure if anyone has advice but Im open to hearing it if you do.....
Well I probably don't have good advice but I've had many anger issues that stem through my childhood of nothing but venting. It was even assumed before I was diagnosed with aspergers..that I was bipolar.
As a WPer, my moods would go out of control but I realized if it went too far, I'd get banned. For me, I have to keep from venting and get off for a while until I've calmed down. This and anger management which has helped a lot. I don't yell at my dad or blame other people like I use to even though occassionally......
Plus and this sounds stupid, but my diary is a good way of venting. On the other hand, it sometimes feels like I need to share my anger with people whenever I'm upset about something. But I realize I need to be careful in the way I chose my words because I've realized that getting angry at someone doesn't help in communicating.
I sort of identify with what you're saying. Also, this being a support site sometimes it's easy to get upset about something and post it online yet not look at the other insights as being helpful. This has been one of my biggest problems by using the words "yeah but.."
Online communication I think is good but can also lack in other areas since we have trouble in the way we read eachother without looking at the person or hearing their tone of voice. This is just me, but I try and get away from it for a while and not think until I've calmed down. Anger is said to be a form of energy so anymore I do a lot of walking, writing, painting, and music...especially when someone in here really pisses me off.
Anyway it can be very hard to control sometimes I think for most of us depending. Just thought I'd give some of my thoughts to this since it's happened to me a lot. I know it isn't easy especially if you have other things going on like depression and life's circumstances. At least you came to the right place. Usually anger or rage is hard to see coming from our ownselves. It's those other people who can see it...and I've had people in my anger management point out to me several times while being in denial.
Hope that helps.
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I am bipolar, last week I was off the ceiling, I basically embarrased myself by trying to convince a bunch of random people I met that I was going to... whatever. I'm sure they couldn't understand my rapid, fractured speech anyway. Today I didn't have the energy to make my morning lecture and my heart is in my boots. Haven't felt so alone since the last time.
Some ride.