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Why do I want to bite someone when I'm angry or upset?

This is a weird one. Whenever I get very angry or deeply frustrated, I want to bite someone until they cry out in pain. It's not just the bite I want to do, but I have this need to hear the cry of pain from the other person. It's like I want to hear them beg me to stop and to tell me it hurts. This really, REALLY scares the holy **** out of me, because normally, I never want to hurt anybody. The problem is, the longer I resist it, the worse the need gets. I've caught myself looking at my cat's scruff, and when I realize what I'm thinking about, I break out in tears, and I have to go curl up and cry myself to sleep. There's a few things you might want to know first:
1) I am a survivor of psychological and verbal abuse with small spatterings of physical abuse from my grandmother. I went to get help for it and was diagnosed as cyclothymic.
2) I deal with high levels of pain in my body and am severely overweight, to the point that I can barely walk.
3) I frequently have bouts of tears, where I cry for no reason. Everything seems to make me want to cry.
4) I do not have medical insurance, so don't tell me to go get help. I cannot put myself any further into debt to get medical help.

Any ideas?
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beeblemomExternal User
You need an outlet for your anger.  Maybe squeezing a stressball or exercise, but if you cannot move that could be a problem.  Don't bite anyone or grit your teeth.  You can break your teeth and would end up with more issues needing dental care.  I was gritting my teeth and am paying for it now with pain and dental work.  Do you have a punching bag or some place you can go to just scream?  You can check with local churches, synagogues and see if they have any talk programs for free.  I know some places will do a certain percentage of pro bono work.  You need to ask around though.  Call a crisis hotline and see if they can recommend resources in your area.
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Acording to this MayoClinic link, you should seek help for your diagnosed syndrone as it can lead to bi-polar.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cyclothymia/basics/definition/con-20028763
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