I think I'm bipolar, help?!
Question: I think I may be bipolar. I've been told it so many times.
My parents don't notice it, but my friends do.
I'll go from being so depressed (for no reason) to being all hyper and happy. I get angry so easily and after I yell for like 2 minutes I'm completely fine.
Also, now I find myself being so scared of death. I expect someone to come and murder me no matter where I am. I freaked out in my shower this morning because I thought someone might come in and attack me. I checked underand in my car before I started driving. I didn't used to be like this. What's wrong with me?
I want help, but I'm afraid my parents will think I'm crazy or that they will be upset because a therapist will cost too much. I am suicidal at times and I think I need help.
Is there anyone who can describe what's wrong with me?
Answers: I think I may be bipolar. I've been told it so many times.
My parents don't notice it, but my friends do.
I'll go from being so depressed (for no reason) to being all hyper and happy. I get angry so easily and after I yell for like 2 minutes I'm completely fine.
Also, now I find myself being so scared of death. I expect someone to come and murder me no matter where I am. I freaked out in my shower this morning because I thought someone might come in and attack me. I checked underand in my car before I started driving. I didn't used to be like this. What's wrong with me?
I want help, but I'm afraid my parents will think I'm crazy or that they will be upset because a therapist will cost too much. I am suicidal at times and I think I need help.
Is there anyone who can describe what's wrong with me?
It doesn't matter what your parents think or anyone else thinks about you. You know within that something isn't quite right with your actions or you wouldn't have written this question. There are services to go for help and there is so much more information on this disorder now. Don't be ashame or believe you can handle things on your own because most people cannot. There are drugs that help many, but you won't know if they can help if you don't try. You may even qualify for disability.
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You do definitely seem to have a case of bipolar, and you do need to see a doctor. Why don't you ask your guidance counselor for some help? They are trained to do that.
cannabis is perscribed to people with mental illnesses in europe. so if you live in europe head to that coffee shop!
If your 18 you can find help and not have your parents find out. Just GO SEE SOMEONE! You have come to the senses that you want and need help. Do it. Hospital non-emergency? Family doctor? Maybe your friends know somewhere you could go?
If your not 18, find the counselor at your school. It is their job to make sure you get the help you need when you don't feel comfortable going to your parents. Accepting that you need to see someone is the first step, you're doing good, keep going!
Nothing you have written convinces me that you are bi-polar. You are a teenager by the sounds of it having the normal highs and lows that teens go through. Some worse than others.
Don't be too quick to diagnose yourself with an illness that (if you had) would affect the rest of your life and cause you to be on weight gaining medications forever.
Bi-polar is one of the most mis-diagnosed mental illnesses around and its assumed that people that have mood shifts have bi-polar.
Bi-polar mood swings will cause such a distruption in your life that when you are low you wouldn't even get out of bed for possible days - even weeks on end. You certainly wouldn't be out with your friend and at school.
Highs would cause you to loose sleep for days on end and behave in ways that you don't always remember and cause havoc in your life and finances and ability to cope. You would likely end up in hospital under close supervision.
Don't be quick to diagnose yourself and the very fact your parents don't notice is evidence enough that you are not as unwell as you believe.
Yeah, you've probably got it. I have.
Talk to anyone who can help you; maybe get some meds for it ?
You know how they say "ignorance is bliss" ?
It's so true. I think you may be paranoid because you subconciously feel you know too much.
But who knows, maybe I'm just as crazy as you seem to be.
I suggest that you put all your feelings into some form of writing whether it be keeping a journal or songwriting or poetry. I think it helps, though.
My step mother is bipolar. Unfortunatly bipolarism is probably the hardest case to diagnose. Nobody here can help you. Only a therpist can. You really need to talk to your parents or go and see somebody at your school. If your parents get "mad" because it costs to much i litterally hope they get hit by a bus. Whatever you do dont kill yourself until you try out some medication it can truely help you. Email me if you want to chat ive been around this **** my whole life.
i dont think so, bipolar people will scream for hours if theyre angry.
and everybody is nervous somebody is going to kill them in todays society
youre just moody?