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I never know how I'm going to feel.
This is going to be long. Sorry.
I tried talking with my mom about all of this earlier. I try to hide all of this from everyone as much as possible, so I don't think she really knew what I was talking about and she just kept saying, "Oh, It's just hormones and puberty!"
First of all, I'm almost positive my dad is bipolar. He has every symptom possible, not that he would ever admit that, and it's the same way for my grandpa. So I don't know if that's what's wrong with me, but I didn't think teens could even be bipolar...?
Last year, I would just have occasional mood swings. I thought that was just part of being a teenager and the whole "hormonal" thing. But since summer, it's gotten horrible. It started out where I would just have really good days and really bad days. Now it's weeks at a time. For the the past two weeks, I've been seriously depressed. I don't want to get up out of bed in the mornings. I have absolutely no energy, and I'm really annoyed all the time. I can't focus on anything, and I don't care about anything really. I wake up in the mornings and start crying for no reason and it's hard to stop. I don't want to go to school. I keep getting these headaches out of no where, and I don't want to eat. I just want to be alone and sleep. It's not one of those things where you can just "snap out of it" either. No one and nothing can make me feel better. But two weeks before THAT started, I had a really good week. Nothing really good happened or anything; I was just in this great mood. I couldn't sleep cause I just didn't want to. I had so much energy and I couldn't even make myself calm down. I'm pretty sure my heart was racing that entire week. I was so positive about everything and I couldn't have been happier. I probably could have run about five miles and not have been tired at all. I could barely sit still. Even though I was so happy, the littlest things would set me off. I would lose my temper and it was all I had to just leave the room. If I had stayed in the situation, I would have thrown something for sure.
I'm so stressed out all the time because I never know how I'm going to feel the next day. When I'm hyper or whatever you would call it, I feel like there's nothing wrong with me at all. Then when I'm the way I've been for the past few weeks, I know for sure something's wrong. I can't deal with this on my own anymore. I know no one on here is a doctor, but does anyone have any idea on what this is?
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My advice would be for you to seek a healthcare provider. Have yourself diagnosed because the symptoms that you have mentioned could be signs of bipolar disorder. Kids and teens are also affected by this illness. Your parents might not recognize it so its highly recommended to consult in a nearby treatmnet center.
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I hate to sound like your mom but it IS
probably hormonal. Not that teens can't
have a mental disorder, they can.
Just think about it. As a teen you have
so many firsts going on in your life.
All those things can take their toll.
You get your first period, you are
attracted to boys in a sexual way,
You have more of a social life. You
learn to drive, you think about college
or a job. On top of it all there is
the stress of dating and pregnancy fears.
What are you going to wear, are you fat?
to skinny? Does he like me? should I?
Not to mention all the high school cliques.
Oh I could go on but you get the idea!
I wouldn't be a teen again for anything!
Its stressful!
Depression is normal to a certain extent.
So long as it comes and goes and you snap
out of it for spells, you are doing fine.
Don't let the stress and anxiety get to
you. If you do, know it will pass. Hang
in there.
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