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Is it possible that I have Bipolar dso.? I often feel like i have extreme emotions. I am always sad and frustrated. I have terrible mood swings. Always angry and when im mad i feel like I want to get even and have thoughts of hurting those who wronged me.
I'm scared of myself. I know that sometimes I cant control myself and would get involve in a fight.
I have a hard time sleeping as well. I have racing thoughts of different thoughts some bad and good.
Please help. Thank u.

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Hi Mooks . . .

I am not allowed to even attempt to make a diagnosis via the internet.

It certainly is possible that you may have a mood disorder of some sort of psychiatric disorder. The only way to determine what is going on would be for you to have an evaluation by a psychiatrist.

Best regards . . .

Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.

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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.

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I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.

A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine

I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

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