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i m 16/f. i have mood swings all the time (not because of my periods either). i think that i am bi-polar no joke. i always cry over nothing and someday i dont. and i also get realy angry and violent over little things. i dont know what is wrong with me! does anyone know any signs of bi-polar or anything? please help
From the sound of things there is something going on, as to precisely what that could be only a highly trained mental health professional could assess. The first step to discovering how to help yourself is to maybe approach someone like your school councilor. This person is usually trained to help you receive the most beneficial help. They will also be aware of the most cost effective programs and maybe even free ones; this, of course, depends on your community since each community is different. Also, if your parents have health insurance most policies include mental health programs. You could go to your parents and tell them that you're feeling a bit off, explain some of the symptoms you've described here, and you could get into seeing someone way too.
Something you may want to bare in mind through out all of this is that you're a teenager and right now there are a lot of chemical changes going on. Things are shifting gears and revving up into a new level of awareness. Your hormones are plunging full force into your awareness and believe me they aren't taking baby steps to help you adjust in a more gradual and accepting manner. They are raging forth and screaming for acknowledgment giving you no say in the matter.
Humanity has difficulty w/change of any kind. No matter if it's good or bad for us, we don't like it. We resist it. They're going to happen whether we like it or not so brace yourself. These changes you didn't ask for are going on w/in your body and are confusing. They manifest themselves in the form of feelings which can be overpowering @ times. You sometimes feel things are out of control, for example. You haven't been taught what to do w/these errant and seemingly controlling feelings and as a result, you're releasing them in many forms such as anger, crying, and violent behavior. They are in control only because you are unaware of what to do and how to handle these burgeoning hormones. Hormones, you see, develop a wide variety of changes w/in your body such as breast development, menstrual cycle, etc. If you think about it for a minute you will understand. Your body is actually changing itself physically. There is growth and new bodily functions going on which has never been eperienced before. It's really so amazing.
This is why I suggest you find a mental health professional. It will take someone who is trained in such matters to help guide you through this mangled mess of confusing chemical surges w/in you. This is all new to you and you need help understanding these changes. The sooner you get guidance the better off you will be.
There are a lot of adults in this world who have never received any guidance, so they have never grown past the teenagers impulsive reactions when angered. As adults they become attached to them and even addicted to them much in the same way as a drug addict. You have probably seen adults behave in very childlike behavior when they are angry about something. These adults have never been guided and have never grown past their teens "emotionally". There are an awful lot of them out there too. Simply watch how they drive.
This brings me back to recommending getting w/someone who is trained in these matters. This is probably your best course of action for now. Good luck to you!!
Namaste!
LULABELLE
(Rating: 5) thank you!!