7 year old with bipolar?

[apriljones94]

my son is seven years old & prolly since he was about 3 he started to develop like this overflow of emotions.starting at 3 he would get so mad that he would bang his head on the floor or wall till he would put a huge knot on his head.he would scream & cry till he literrally made himself sick.at 7,he gets overly angry at things like a 3 year old taking his toy or nanny taking his candy before he eats.he screams as loud as he can he stomos he throws things.the adults and children make things worse because they think its funny that he gets so mad about little things so they tease  & make fun of him & purposely push him to that point.its funny to them but it hurts me because its like torturing him,i feel like my son is never happy.he does extremely well in school,above average for his age & he understands the consequences of his actions but he just gets so mad he doesnt care.for example,my mom made him mad about something so he goes outside,at 5 years old,busts her kitchen window out & comes back in & says,"you know what i did? i busted your window out b/c i was mad!" he clearly knew that was wrong,his emotions just wouldnt allow him to care.at about 4,i noticed all of my kitchen knives were missing & found the collection of them under his bed.ive always suspected something but ive been afraid of the meds b/c they say they can cause them to kill themselves & make things worse for them but at this point i feel like my child is suffering b/c it seems like hes never happy.what do i do?

[rBoulet]

I'm not sure where you got the idea of bipolar from. It's not impossible but it's rare to find it in someone that young. For some reason it just doesn't sound like bipolar to me. Maybe something like oppositional defiance disorder or conduct disorder? Just my two cents.

[ILADVOCATE]

  Bipolar involves a whole series of emotional changes from manic to depressed and effects a person's emotions and thought process not just causing anger or destructive behavior. There are psychiatric disabilities that can cause this to happen such as ADHD but only a psychiatrist would understand this in full. Medications to treat this do have side effects but what you are speaking about is a rare side effect. Then again medication may not be necessary as ADHD and conduct disorder respond to talk therapy and cognitive behavioral as well. Also there are some standard psychological issues happening one of which would be to have other people understand what is happening and to take steps to insure that he is not mocked by anyone and they understand it is a concern he needs help with. The best thing to do for a start is for him to see a child psychologist.