I know yahoo answers maybe isn't the best place for this but i didn't know where else to look tbh.
Ok so. From both sides of the family I have lots of people with mental health problems. An aunt/uncle have or 2 have had schizophrenia and i think my dad is bipolar (i dont speak to him much though). i'm not sure if these sorts of things run in families or what..
anyway i have really drastic mood swings. i know its the norm for teenagers to have mood swings but sometimes i can be alright or "normal" and other times i can be so depressed it's unreal. my mother said that she'd never seen someone get so depressed before. i don't hear voices or anything but i sometimes have "feelings" and these "feelings" sometimes make me feel like i'm a "bad person" or something or like i shouldnt trust certain people. i dunno. does this sound bad to you? i can also go from "ok" to "angry" in a flash
also for about a year and a half/2 years i suffered from some really bad depression and it would be like ages of depreession a few days of being "ok" then more depression. for a while i even suffered from SH..
Once again, i know yahoo answers probably isnt the best place for this but i dont really have anywhere else and if someone thinks i should seek help then i'll tell my mother and try to cuz i dont wanna be a danger or anything :/
Ignore the first line "in a mental health sort of way" i changed the name of the question and forgot to change that.
Answer by Andrea
What you have is recurring depression and some anxiety but since you do not have mania it is not Bipolar..... It's up to you to decide if you need help.. is it interfering with your ability to finction? Then yes you should see a therapist.
Everyone has all the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder....... because everyone has mood swings, momentary loss of judgment, likes to go shopping, likes sex, feels down sometimes, gets angry now and then and is hyper on occasion. The difference is that all of these symptoms in Bipolar are so intense that they interfere with your ability to function. Think of a pole (biPOLEr) with 0 at the center (0 being normal) and 10 at one end (manic) and -10 at the other (deep depression). Most people have swings but stay within 3 to -3. I have fairly severe Bipolar 1 but since my psychosis is mild I go from -9 to 9.... Also depression that comes and goes is not bipolar but just recurring depression, you have to have mania for it to be Bipolar..... you have to go to both ends of the pole.
Rapidly changing moods or becoming angry or sad easily is not Bipolar. That is just having emotions. People with Bipolar Disorder do not change emotions quickly, they go through long periods of deep depression followed by long periods of mania or elevated mood, long periods meaning weeks or months or years. Mood effects everything about you.... your energy level, self esteem, sleep patterns, appetite, sexuality, emotional response, etc.....
This is what it is like to have Bipolar disorder:
Depression - too tired to get out of bed, shower, even to brush my teeth. Cry all the time, sleep 16 hours a day. Feelings of self loathing and guilt that drive me to think of suicide but I'm to tired to even think about how to go about killing myself. It makes you feel small and worthless and completely insignificant. It makes you think about how big the world is and how meaningless you are in it..... and it refuses to let you have any good thoughts or see any good things.... when you look in the mirror all you see is pain, you don't even see yourself, you don't taste your favorite foods anymore, see that flowers are blooming, whether or not the sun is out, you become so inward that you hardly even notice your surroundings..... You don't even feel love for people anymore.... positive thoughts are just not possible...... it is a deep dark hole with no way out and no light for hope.... and most of all it makes you feel sooooo alone. And even if there were someone who cared about you they would be better off if you killed yourself....... because all you will ever be is a burden....... this can last from a couple of weeks to a couple of years.
Mania - Way too happy! PARTY GIRL! love drink and drugs. Talk really fast and pressured because my thoughts are going faster than my mouth can keep up with. Hypersexual - like I sleep with strangers and guys I just met on the internet or I masturbate 10 times a day. I once became bisexual because there were twice as many people to sleep with. doen load porn and spend tone sof money on sex toys. Spending sprees..... I once spent my mortgage money on african violets, yep, $ 1500 on African violets (then I got depressed and let them all die). Quit my job because I wanted my vacation pay for lottery tickets and I was so convinced I would win that I started shopping and writing bad checks because I'd be rich as soon as the numbers were drawn. Decided that I could replace the furnace in my home by myself... I mean how hard can it be..... Only sleep 2 or maybe 3 hours a night for months on end and never feel tired. In the end I was unemployed, $ 30,000 in debt, and had almost lost my home, which needed a new furnace because I had removed the old one.. or parts of it anyway. This can last for months.
Mania can also be dysphoric, or rageful. Children are more subject to rage if they have Bipolar. it is a rage that completely takes control of you and you HAVE to tear things apart, throw things, kick things, hurt people........... there is no controlling it.
I also have mixed states when I am depressed and manic at the same time which are truly the worst... By body and mind are depressed but there is this undercurrent of energy running all the time..... I'm highly emotional but the emotions tend to be negative (guilt and anger) I have intrusive thoughts and urges to mutilate myself (like wanting to stick my hands in the garbage disposal or cooking them on the BBQ), and I also have psychotic episodes where I hallucinate. This is when I am most suseptible to suicide because I am depressed, wanting to hurt myself, and I have the mental energy to plan and carry it out.
When I am on meds I am a normal 45 year old single mom of 3 and no one would even guess that I have Bipolar.
Answer by Dolores
It seems you're on some sort of (clinical, mild) depression - & not bipolar disorder - but be aware that no one can make a diagnosis by internet.
The best bet is seeing a psychiatrist for a proper diagnostic and treatment. If for some reason that's not an option or if you cannot afford therapy, read http://tiny.cc/wmis4/
In many cases depression will respond quickly to the use of this treatments (within a few weeks), but if this still doesn't work, see a psychiatrist; psychiatric treatment for depression involves antidepressants and usually but not always, therapy.
Hope this helps.
:)
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