I don't think it's bi polar because i'm quiet and i don't go on about crazy stuff. But this pattern happens all the time. I would feel incredible down like i want to die for 1-2 weeks then i start feeling okay again, then i start feeling happier with hope that things will be find. I feel good for a couple days then okay. After that i'm down again feeling super lousy and it takes another 1-2 weeks to get out of the slump. It's been repeating like that for years.
2007-10-18 18:41:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Possibly bi polar. I use to go back and forth between thinking i can accomplish anything to thinking i'm the biggest loser on earth. But i never said or did crazy stuff, and now a days i don't have as much time when i feel i can accomplish anything just very low energy time. I used to think the motivational tapes were making me feel high.
2007-10-18 19:46:03 · update #1
First of all, I am not a doctor, so what I have to say is merely my personal opinion, and definitely NOT medical advice. Recent advances in mental health research have discovered a second kind of bipolar disorder classified, (imaginatively enough), as Bipolar II. It is characterized by mostly depressive periods punctuated by instances of hypomania, which is less intense than the classic definition of mania. So this would be one possibility. Alternately, you might simply (so to speak) be experiencing recurrent bouts of major depression. Either way, you need to get to a doctor ASAP. Severe recurrent depression, as well as bipolar disorder, are very real medical conditions that usually can be treated with success. Good luck.
2007-10-18 19:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Stalagmite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, thats kinda how I am.
there may be a few days where I am happy and optimistic about life and then maybe the next few days I am depressed and feel like I am useless. Its not just having a bad day or something. There may be a day where nothing goes wrong but I still feel down and like there is no use in living. Then the net day I may feel like I am so glad to be living.
I thought that I was just weird that way but...
2007-10-19 01:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by Ziggy Stardust 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely it IS bi-polar. You don't have to do "crazy" things to be BP, that only happens in extreme cases. See a MH professional. Or, you can take the natural approach- it has worked for many people. Link below.
2007-10-19 01:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by Truth Warrior 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually have the exact same problem. i may find mysleft happy for a little bit but then i get depressed and i cant seem to find a way out of it. I used to do drugs and drink but that just seemed to make it worse. Now i have been trying to get closer to God and that actually seems to be helping i have been decently happy for a while now because i have been going to church and youth group stuff. Maby u should try somethign like this.
2007-10-19 03:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by Jim B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the changes are more sudden and more extreme, you are right that it is probably not bi-polar. You could have something as simple as hormone deficiencies that are affecting your mood. I had the same problems for years and this is what it turned out to be.
2007-10-19 01:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by Smooch The Pooch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not bi polar, i just think you suffer from depression. I am the same way. Get to a dr. and get on some anti-depressants.
2007-10-19 01:45:09 · answer #6 · answered by nostalgia2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first I think you are SO smart and second yes live is hard but only yourself can change that first take a break smile relax relax take your time take care to be relax ...try for 20 min then re think you are the most power full weapon in your live
your best team your best friend and your enemy so you have to know you better ..everything is hard nothing is easy but step by step you can get there take only time and Patience kept going in you life focus a objective or dream and then follow it are thousand ways but you are the way .... ONLY WINING YOUR SELF YOU WON !
Patience and time
Don't be afraid to be happy!
2007-10-19 01:56:38 · answer #7 · answered by william H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started feeling that way recently! I thought it was hormonal. I'm not sure though... years is a long time! If it is hard to deal with or getting worse you should get some help maybe.
2007-10-19 01:46:26 · answer #8 · answered by Elena H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have the same type of symptoms sometimes. It could be manic depression and is precedent for seeking medical attention. You should schedule an appointment with your doctor this week, I'll do the same.
2007-10-19 01:46:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
be carefull taking anti-depressants as if you are bi-polar ant-depressants can make you manic.See a good health care professional that you can trust,who can monitor your progress on whatever medication you take.
2007-10-19 04:42:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋