symptoms?

[cannibal]

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[byee]

Well, you have difficulties controlling yourself. And, when you;re upset, you don't think (or act) very rationally. This isn;t good, you can seriosuly hurt someone, and yourself, too.

I think you need to 1) Really exert more self control, and 2) Convince your folks that you need some help mucho fast.

[cannibal]

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[thesphinx]

I don't believe that you "Can't" control yourself, it maybe hard for you to control yourself but I don't think its impossible.
I think you should see a counselor about this, it could become a serious problem if you don't.

[cannibal]

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[byee]

Well, if you're folks won't listen to you I can understand why you'd be so enraged.

Still, "Dr. Mike" speaketh the truth: You CAN control yourself, even if by your own standards it's hard. Don't use that as an excuse, and please, don't go around hurting others because you're feeling hurt yourself. Not only is it unfair to them, it's unfair to you, too, because instead of getting the support you need, you'll be getting something else entirely. And far less nice.

Go back to your folks here, and calmly explain to them what's going on inside you and what you need. Often, parents don't really recognize what their kids are saying, esp. if that stuff is pretty nasty. They have a hard time accepting it, it's your job here to make it really clear to them.

If that still doesn't work, talk with the school counsellor, and explain it to him/her. Nothing gets parents attention more than a phone call from a school official.

And until then, keep it inside, make sure you donlt cause any more trouble for yourself,

[cannibal]

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[byee]

I think you might need more sophisticated techniques to control the rage, counting to ten or walking away won't always work, esp. if the feelings are overwhelmingly powerful. You'll need some treatment to find other ways of understanding and letting go of them.

My understanding of Bi Polar in teens is that there isn't so much a fluctuation in moods, as much as it's heightened irritability and irrationality. The instability is NOTgoing from being 'Hyper' to 'Depressed', but rather 0-60 over basically nothing, and then being unable to get back to 0. The 'manic' and 'depression' cycles come later after the brain is fully developed, in your twenties.

If there's a diagnosed history of bi polar in the family, then there's a greater liklihood of you having it. Otherwise, although it's possible, there are many other probable causes for whatever is causing this.

I'm glad you're going to the counsellor, and I hope you get to therapist. Good therapy is like the best chocolate in the planet (or whatever floats your boat), there's simply nothing else like it! This CAN be fixed, and it's not nearly as difficult as what you're living with.

[Nihilus]

I've heard of something called Chronic anger or something across those lines.