For depressed people only: Do you ever have intense rages that scare you?

Question: I have a history of depression, and I've sometimes found myself having intense rages in which I think very irrational thoughts I normally wouldn't think. I hate it when this happens, because I feel like I'm a completely different person and that I'm losing my grip on reality. A psychiatrist once told me that the rages sounded like they were symptomatic of depression. Am I alone here? Does anyone have any insight?

Answers:
Rage is NOT usually a symptom of clinical depression. It is however a common symptom of bipolar depression disorder. If you are not being treated for this disorder, I strongly urge you to see a psychiatrist and get started in treatment....the mood swings to rage are on the manic side of bipolar disorder and can only get worse without treatment.

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Yes. My parents used to call them tantrums. I've been diagnosed as bi-polar. You are not alone!

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