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Without going into much detail about my experiences, it turns out this scenario stemmed from them being bipolar. Anecdotally, when they got diagnosed and treated, this behavior stopped and they were able to express frustration without going full manic. (I don't fully understand bipolar'isms that well myself, btw.)
It's OK for someone to be frustrated. It's OK for someone to get mad at you on occasion. It is not OK to be yelled at for hours over something absolutely trivial.
Don't jump to any conclusions if you are in a similar situation. The person may actually be abusive!
Bipolar II here (yeah turns out Bipolar was so good they made a second one)
Personally it doesn't sound like they went fully manic (else you or them would've been in greater danger), but instead it sounds like a mood swing. When unmedicated, it is too easy for the smallest of emotion to trigger a meltdown. A slightly irritating thing means uncontrollable anger, a slightly sad or pitiful thing means uncontrollable depression (emotion) and crying, etc.
I've had days where I feel completely hopeless and filled with despair, crying and giving up on life, only to realize I've forgotten to take my pills in a couple of days, and be so much better to the point that it feels like it was another person expressing that desperation a couple of hours later. It's honestly very interesting (if you set aside the worrying aspects) to see how a brain can change so abruptly