Psychological question. Do I have ADHD, Depression, Paranoia, or what?!


Question: Psychological question. Do I have ADHD, Depression, Paranoia, or what?
Since high school, I have had constant up and downs. It's gotten worse. One day I will feel like I"m on top of the world, confident and happy. I will listen to cheerful music and talk to girls (I'm shy around girls) but thne the next day I am unbelievably depressed. I don't talk to anyone, don't make eye contact, and listen to sad music.
On the bad days, I find myself unnatractvie, untalented, and feel I that no girl would ever want to date someone like me.
As far as paranoia goes, I was picked on in high school. Maybe just once or twice a week on average, not bad. But I have come to believe, in college now, that someone is constanly making fun of me. When I hear someone laughing behind me, I think they are making fun of the way I"m dressed or how ugly or weird I am. Even when no one is laughing, when I"m just walking around campus I feel everyone is staring at me making fun of me in their minds.
My siblings and cousins are all insanely talented too. I'm the oldest of all of them. I have never done great in school. Always decent. Mostly B's and C's with an occasional A or D. But my siblings all get great grades, have boyfriends/girlfriends, and are all talented at one thing or another. I have never achieved any goal. My siblings have won singing contests, won student of year awards, chess competitions, sporting comeptitions, stuff like that. Me, nothing.
I feel like sometime my parents know everything I do in my personal life (I don't do anything really weird, but I've tried meeting girls before on dating websites) I feel like they know I have never had a girlfriend and they are dissapointed in me because I'm just a waste of money to them or I"m not as talented or smart as my siblings. By the way, my parents are incredibly nice and great. I just feel bad that I'm not good at anything like my little brother and sister.
Lastly, in classes, I can't pay attention to save my life. Unless it is something I'm interested in, I will lost focus, and be unable to regain my focus. I start looking at the clock waiting until the class is over. Or I will draw pictures, or think about what I will do when I get back home.
I've had girls tell me before I'm cute/hot , and on the good days, I feel like I am, but on the bad days I look in the mirror and can't stand the sight of myself.
My interested/hobbies/dreams involve stuff like singing or acting, however my sibling and cousins are all so great and I feel I am horrific.
Lastly, I have recently been addicted to chocolate. I don't do drugs, but chocolate has kind of been the thing to get me in a good mood and I keep trying to stop eating but can't
I am in good shape though because I work out, so not overweight or anything and besides the chocolate I don't eat anything unhealthy at all.

If someone could help me out here, I would appreciate it so much.

Answers:

This is paranoia. The mood swings could be a great deal of things, and does not mean you are bipolar.
ADD is also a possibility, as well. But the loss of concentration could also be linked to several different things, as well.

The best way to uncover what's really going on is to get to a therapist/counselor or doctor.



I would love to help.. but ****, thats too much for someone with add to read... hope u figure it out.



Timmy,

You need to make an appointment with a therapist (most schools have one on staff) so that you will be able to uncover all that is happening right now. He will be able to show you how to deal with situations such as the ones you find yourself in and what to do if they occur in the future.

Since you are not under the age of 18, the information which you confide to the therapist is kept totally confidential and only, if you desire, will that information will be divulged to your parents.

Please do not waste any time in securing this help. The longer you wait, the more complex of a situation it will be and the possibility of it taking a longer period of time to accomplish an acceptable level of an end result.



We have many things in common. You sound very bipolar to me, onset is usually in the late teens. So all of this starting to happen in high school makes a lot of sense. Talk to your doctor about treatment options. Lithium might be very good for you, but there are a lot of options. Do your own personal research and then talk to your doctor or psychiatrist. I hope this helped!




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