 [ Symptoms ] i constantly have bursts of anger for no reason once it is over i usually wish i would not have done it and go from being absolutely angry and freaking out to completely calm my father is the same way i have constant anxiety and i am almost never completely happy about something my moods are all over the place but the most dominating and often reoccurring is anger i literally wake up in the morning angry for no reason i was never like this before i hit about 14 i just turned 21 and it seems to be getting increasingly worse it just feels like i am someone else completely when it is happening an i just do not feel like i can stop no matter who i am taking it out on then i snap out of it after it finally exhaust is me and it is just almost like it was a different person acting that way i do not have the money to go to the doctor and i do not have insurance i feel like i can not handle this emotional roller coaster anymore does this classify under bipolar and if so what type [ Disease ] hello from your description here it seems you are troubled with the anger issues more than anything else and the recurrence of the anger is probably a reason why you want to know if this could be bipolar disorder however the symptoms you have described here are not sufficient to diagnose or rule out bipolar disorder mood symptoms are prominent in bipolar disorder usually there should be alternate periods of depression and maniahypomania with intervening period of normal behavior and mood there could even be two or more consecutive manic or depressive episodes but the most important criteria is to have episodes of maniahypomania and depression anxiety also seems to play a major role in the emotional disturbances you might have even without having a diagnosis for this you can start working towards improving the situation ideally you should consult a psychiatrist for a better understanding of the situation if that is not possible you can start with a few exercises for stress relief such as the jacobson is progressive muscle relaxation as to the anger it is important to exercise rational thinking  woulduring a situation that normally produces the anger rational thinking can be viewed as a thinking pattern which allows you to reach your goals with minimum emotional disturbances it needs practice and it can be learned with the help of a psychotherapist but you can certainly try it until you can manage to consult a doctor hope this helps abhijeet deshmukh md this post is for the purpose of providing medical information and is not a substitute for a face to face consultation with a doctor this post is not intended to give or rule out a diagnosis create a doctor patient relationship or replace an existing one i am not able to diagnose medical conditions online please consult with your doctor or a qualified healthcare provider for diagnosis and treatment options