i'm amazed you actually have this forum...

i have never been diagnosed as i have never seen a doctor about it but all my life my mood has been swinging in a way i think is not normal, i know bipolar is more than that but i can go from like euphoric and so happy to depressed and (almost) suicidal in seconds, meaning something negative can make my whole world crash down sometimes, it's frustrating for me and for those around me, even though i try not to show it. something that seems so positive (like if i have a plan for something) can seem impossible and hopeless and a waste in the next second just because a minor thing has happened in between and this is impossible for me to control. i don't know if this is bipolar but it certainly isn't normal, breaking down crying a few seconds after feeling on top of the world at 22 years of age isn't your average teenage moodswings, obviously. i know this is a sign of bipolar but at the same time i have doubts because i don't know if i'm manic or not, although i do get euphoric. can anyone help me with this, anyone in the same situation? i have never posted on a bipolar forum or asked a specialist but i have wondered about this for years. thanx!

Only a doctor can diagnose you. That's the place to start. Us amateurs can't do much over the internet in that regard.

Only a doctor can properly diagnose, but I can give my story. I am BP2. I do not have really manic episodes, but definite hypomania where I just feel wonderful. I can go from laughing to crying to angry within minutes! It is scary and not easily understood by others. I suspected it for years, but never pursued it. I am in week 4 of my meds now and can't tell you the difference it has made. Go talk to a doctor. If it is BP, the younger you find out, the better your prognosis. God bless.

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I dreamed last night, and now I understand. I dreamed I had fallen into a deep pit where I lay helpless and despairing. Confucius came and said, "Let me give you advice, my friend; if you get out of your trouble, never get in again." Buddha came and said, "If you can climb up to where I can reach you, I will help you." Then Christ came. He climbed down into the pit and carried me out.

Yes, I can sympathize with you to some extent.

I have been diagnosed with a "complex mood disorder". This is HYPO-manic depression (no real highs, but deep lows) compounded with anxiety.

It was six years ago that I was diagnosed, and it took a crisis to get me to where we knew what was wrong. My mother told me for a long time that she suspected this problem. She could see the signs of it.

Anyway, as has already been said, only a doctor can diagnose this. But let me encourage you. After some time on some meds and a time to build my faith, I am tapering off the meds. In my view, they are valuable, but only a temporary solution.

Be careful who you pick to talk to about this, of course. If you talk to a doctor who is a secular humanist you're going to get diagnosed differently than you would by someone who believes in the supernatural. And of course, there may be some stuff coming from the spiritual realm in this too.

You aren't the only one and neither am I. My former pastor's wife had the same problem. But again, it isn't hopeless, nor is it a failure on your part. Disorders such as this are peripheral effects of the fall.

Blessings to you and just remember to "trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding..." (Prov 3:5)

Tim

I agree with lemonflavor, Make an appointment and Go see a proffessional.
They can accurately diagnose you and get you the meds you need if necessary.

Dear Dylan_Chica


I think we can both agree that what you describe is not normal.



You do need to see a doctor or if that is a problem, go the the Dept. of Mental Health.



They will be able to help you.



The very BEST advice I can give you is not to wait or put this off.



IT CAN GET WORSE IF NOT TAKEN CARE OFF!!!


I would like to welcome you here to this CHRISTIAN forum. There are many good folks here to help anyway they can. But we KNOW this does not replace good medical advice by the doctor.



NO MATTER HOW BAD IT GETS ALWAYS REMEMBER:




XEven though you can't see Him, GOD is there!O
( click on the X and move to the O ) ( then feel who is around you )