what can i do? I feel down and angry lately.I feel tired all the time and sad. what can i do?

Question

I keep having mood swings. I feel sad, frustrated and angry. I'm not sure why. I feel so tired and don't feel like working. I lose my temper easily and hate myself for it. I can't concentrate and my memory is declining. I try to eat healthily, i don't drink or smoke or do drugs but I feel so low. I do feel better when I'm among friends but it doesnt last. and i get paranoid abt ppl in my life and think they don't care abt me anymore so i act weirdly and try to stay away from them. I dont know what's happening to me.

I keep having mood swings. I feel sad, frustrated and angry. I'm not sure why. I feel so tired and don't feel like working. I lose my temper easily and hate myself for it. I can't concentrate and my memory is declining. I try to eat healthily, i don't drink or smoke or do drugs but I feel so low. I do feel better when I'm among friends but it doesnt last. and i get paranoid abt ppl in my life and think they don't care abt me anymore so i act weirdly and try to stay away from them. I dont know what's happening to me. I'm 22 btw.

Answer 1

sounds normal to me
50 years of trusting i fianally got smart and dont anymore

Answer 2

pamper yourself for a day or two, wait ...
it definitely sounds like you take everything too seriously and too hard, a vacation MIGHT be all you need, or it could help a lot.

Treat yourself nicely. Find ways to just relax and do something good for yourself. At bedtime, have a small melatonin supplement, it'll give you a very healthy sleep, and you'll be more comfortable and able to endure stress and solve problems much much better. Ginseng is also very healthy for your whole body, and you can handle stress more nicely. Have a very warm bath with Ocean ingredients, like Algemarine, that soothes the muscles and skin, and soothes your senses. Eat some kind of treat that your mother would have (or should have) bought you when you were a young kid, and which you could really enjoy. Watch a movie. Have one (or maximum two) beer(s) (not more than two) or glass of white wine. Alcohol is a depressant, so a little bit once a week or once a month, can help to relax your tense thought processes, and you can be more easy going afterwards so you can relax properly, and be more creative and sociable with friends. Just don't overdo the Alcohol of course, do not use it to escape by taking too much or too often though, because that would just make things get worse and worse with no end. Too much could make you more depressed then you take more. Just a little bit occasionally may help you re-centre, and break out of dysfunctional negative thought processes and help you relax. Seriously. After the alcohol has worn off, have a nutritious tasty meal with a multiple vitamin to recoup the vitamins that alcohol depletes from the body. When you're up to it, go for a walk, or bike ride, or rollerblade, or jog, with no other purpose but to get fresh air, and any amount of sunlight, don't have to sunbathe, just any sunlight at all can help cheer you up. Get into something spiritually constructive, meditate, or read psalms or bible, or read Jarold Jampolsky, Love is letting go of fear, or Alexander Lowen books to get grounded, or study constructive spiritual things, Joseph Murphy I Ching etc....

Pamper yourself, break the past routines, be creative, relax your pride and your worries, and try the things above. Care about yourself, then later it can spill over to caring (getting over paranoia) about others, or others will simply be attracted to the new you or more easy going to you too.

You need to re-centre yourself occasionally, break out of negative spiral. Start a growth spiral, and enjoy your life.

Answer 3

I understand how you are feeling. I think what you need to do is talk to someone/see a doctor. I would try taking vitamins B, B6, B12,C,D, E and Omega 3-6-9 complex. Take iron supplements too. Learn to like yourself and give yourself some positive affirmations. You're young enjoy life, don't worry about things so much, it will all work out. Speaking of workouts, take walks in quiet surroundings, that helps me.

If everyone in the world lived by the golden rule(treat people the way you would like to be treated)(do unto others as you would like done to yourself) what a great world this would be.

Answer 4

Try exercise. I know its probably the last thing you want to do, but give it a try. When you're sad or angry you probably don't want to do anything, but just try some type of exercise because exercise releases feel good hormones into your bloodstream that helps you feel better (more like yourself)

Go for a walk with your friends or dog (if you have one) or join your local gym. Even try exercising by yourself.

Or simply take time out of your day to pamper yourself, go to a spa or paint your nails *sorry if this way a guy's question* :)

Answer 5

since you know you can feel momentarily "better"... and a lot of the time you have the other things going on.... have you done any reading on being bi-polar? lots of it on the internet. dont beat yourself up cause you think you are different... you are! but its a good thing! if we were all the same it would be a boring life, dont you think? just because you cant "see" an illness doenst mean it isnt really there, and its not something you can control, and it certainly isnt anyones fault. if you had a broken arm, you could see it, and go to a doctor...a persons brain is NO DIFFERENT! so we get help, and educate ourselves, and keep on living. yes! it can be done, and done well!

Answer 6

Wow that is alot to deal with. What you are speaking of can be one of a number of problems. Too many for me to address on a forum like this. What you need to do is to seek council. It doesn't have to be a doctor. Just council. I know most people going through problems like such don't want to start taking medicine. I am right there with you. All medication will do is suppress your feelings and that is not always the best thing to do. There are Psychologist out there that are not like the dreaded Psychiatrist. They will work through your problems one at a time and not rely on medication to do their job. That is what I advise for you. You need to figure out what is your underlying cause of this anxiety and help overcome it. There is no quick fix there is time and understanding. I will pray for you now...May God Bless you!

Answer 7

You need to continue your healthy diet, try exercising a little (sometimes endorphins help), and hang out with your friends a lot. However, since you said you've become paranoid about whether your friends really care about you, you must also see a doctor. It sounds like your friends are really the only thing helping you, but if you have questions about their loyalty you need to get other help before you find yourself alienating your friends. Also try to stay positive and pretend to laugh and pretend to smile. Sometimes pretending can help the real thing happen.

Answer 8

My advice is to take some time and isolate yourself from loud noises and noise in general for about an hour and silently think about what is happening in your life that could be affecting you this way. Try to remember your recent dreams and try to notice any pattern in them. Do not isolate yourself from your friends. Ask your friends about this problem and ask them for advice as they know you better than i do. If you want to, go to a doctor. Thats all i could think of for now. Good luck with your life.

Answer 9

I felt that way for many years and I finally went to a mental help Physician and got on some medication and that has helped me alot. I wouldn't go without my meds. I still have a hard time if there is a lot of stress in my life to deal with but I couldn't make it without my meds.

Answer 10

Classic signs of depression. Talk to your doctor. He will probably prescribe an anti-depressant such as Zoloft. Try taking whatever he prescribes. Give it time and you will fee the difference. It wont' be a "euphoria" but definitely better!

Good Luck to you.

Answer 11

It is probably hormonal. Check out the symptoms link at www.hufa.org and see if you have low blood sugar. Especially if you are a pre-teen, teen or about 40-45 you may be having these symptoms due to hormonal changes associated with your "time of life". It does not matter what sex or race you are, in this.

If you have questions, please feel free to e-mail me.