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This is weird!
I've been acting weird lately. I searched around the internet for my weird behavior, and i found Bipolar.
i see 50% of the stuff is what i do but other stuff isn't, so i found this website, it makes you ask questions to yourself, so i did and i'm going to answer the questions here.
1. I’m a very talkative person and I can utter a lot of words in a single minute.
-Yes actually its true, i talk alot and can form a new idea in a minute.
2.I am an extremely energetic person.
-Yes
3.I’m a compulsive shopper.
-Yes i spend my money in a second, even though i don't need the thing i'm buying.
4.I don’t like to sleep.
-This is a really hard question. Well, you see, i actually love staying up and i do all the time but when i sleep, i sleep for almost 12 hours or sometimes more. So i'm not sure it's a yes or no.
5.Family and friends have been telling me that I’ve been acting strange lately. I’m becoming a war freak, a loud talker and a very angry person.
-Well no one has told me anything because i don't have alot of people as in family, but friends no. For war freak i dont think so, loud talker I AM, angry person, I'm usualy very calm but this days i've been bitchy
6.I feel sluggish most of the time.
-Not most of the time. OR maybe.
7.I want to have sex all the time.
-Yes.
8.I can’t concentrate on something for a long period of time.
-Yes, i went from a A student to a C,D and i got a F in my math exam.
9.I feel like I’m the king of the world and I can do whatever I wish to do.
-I'm not sure exactly.
10.I don’t get pleasure doing the things that I’ve always loved to do.
-Yes
11.I have trouble sleeping at night.
-Sometimes.
12.Whenever food is served on the table, I don’t feel like eating.
-Sometimes
13.I have many aches and pains from the past that just won’t go away.
-Yes, true.
14.I lack energy when it comes to having sex.
-Yes, true.
15. I lack focus.
-Yes, true.
16.People and things around me make me angry.
-Very true, i yell at my mother for no reason when she is just trying to be nice.
17.I can’t figure out why I feel disappointed and scared.
-Sometimes
18.I’d rather be alone than talk to people.
-True
19.· I feel as if my existence on earth has no meaning and nothing desirable is going to happen to me.
-Sometimes i think life is worthless.
20.I thought about murdere.
-Yes i have.
I just answered the questions, i need help.
So am I a bipolar? Do i have bipolar disorder?
And trust me if i can get help from doctor/family/friends, i would but thats not an option right now.
Thanks
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These questions are actually fairly meaningless when it comes to diagnosing a person with bipolar disorder. A therapist must go by certain guidelines, which are in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) handbook. The DSM typically used is DSM-IV, which was originally formulated back in 1994 (although updated in 2000 now called DSM-IV-TR).
To be diagnosed with bipolar disorder you must meet certain, very specific, qualifications. Then the therapist takes into account the rest of your actions--as many of the "signs" could be from another disorder you may have or your certain living arrangement/lifestyle.
For one, your "I'd rather be alone than spend time with other people" is actually a classic sign of Asperger's Syndrome (a mild form of autism). If you walked in a therapists office and you simply based your diagnosis on such a symptom then that's the first thought they'd have, "Maybe this person suffers from Asperger's Syndrome..." Their first thought would DEFINITELY NOT be, "Oooh, she's bipolar!"
A lot of your questions are meant to be deeper than they are. Wanting to have sex all of the time is actually not a "sign" or even a problem--the problem is that people with bipolar disorder may have sex with random strangers and suffer from uncontrollable sexual urges which may lead to rash decisions (orgies; indecent exposure; etc).
The same goes with "wanting" to murder. It isn't that you've had thoughts of killing someone, it's when the thought is completely random, for no reason, and it passes very quickly. You may wind up doing this horrible behavior in that fit of madness--or you may come to your senses before that could happen.
The answers you've answered with "sometimes" only means that you're human. Sometimes we, as humans, have trouble sleeping at night (I had insomnia as a child even). Sometimes we don't feel like eating--even if we are hungry. Everyone has days where they feel sluggish and slow. Sometimes we have such bad days we really think we're worth nothing.
You're young and at a time in your life where a lot of things are changing very quickly. You're under a lot of peer pressure and your hormonal balances are changing as well. You're growing into adulthood so there are lots of new responsibilities and tasks for you to experience.
Being in high school means that the pressure you're under may affect your sleeping habits, eating habits, and ability to focus on material. Stress does this to you, really, and that's probably what you're experiencing most of all. Bodily aches and pains are typical with hormonal changes and growth--and you're at an age where both are happening very quickly. Shopping compulsively probably just means you're young and haven't had a grasp on the reality of money yet--which happens to us ALL at some point!
Please, stop diagnosing yourself with bad things and just consider yourself a normal teenager in this day and time. It really doesn't sound like anything is wrong with you from the questions you've answered above--only that you're the typical 16-year-old high-schooler. Relax and enjoy your youth :)
If you keep telling yourself that something is wrong with you then you will eventually make problems exist that would have never came about. Mind over body, don't you know.
Yeah, I took the college psychology courses. :) It sounds like you're a typical teenager. Relax.
If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me! :)
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No.
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It kind of all depends... depression and bi-polar disorder are very similar. The main difference is with depression, you're usually just tired, lonely, sad, or suicidal. But with bi-polar disorder, you fluctuate between being extemely sad, to extremely happy, to extremely angry. Your ups/downs are very strong, and without reason.
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Doubt it.
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Still doubt it.
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You could possibly have bipolar, but I think some of those questions aren't detailed enough because its normal to have some of those feelings and reactions, especially as a teenager. I wouldn't drill it into your head that you do have Bipolar until you can be diagnosed by a doctor.
But from the sounds of it, you're just a typical teenager.
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I think there is a chance that you have bipolar. The answers that you have given indicate that you are very moody and you make decisions too quickly. You say that you can't see a doctor, but I think that you should. If you let this go on for too long without medication then you could do something you will regret. Please get help soon because I've seen what happens to people who haven't seeked help soon enough, and believe me, it isn't pretty.
xx
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