Boy! Am I Crazy?! Am I Normal?! Help!-Asap!?

Question by Star-Starlit<3: Boy! am i crazy?! am i normal?! Help!-Asap!?
this is weird….i get SO d*** it depressed for NO apparent good reason.
I know it’s normal for a teen to experience extreme mood swings. and I’m 13. but is this normal:
for a few days I’ll be crazy hyper….as if i were on a drug…i talk extremely fast….and i cant even keep up with myself. too many thoughts all coming to me waayyy too fast. i feel like i can run 50,000 miles without stopping…and i cant sit still….u look at me, and it looks like my leg’s having a seizure cause i just cant sit still. I don’t need food! i don’t need sleep! even when people make fun of me, I’m like “i don’t need to listen, I’m too perfect! who cares?! they’re just probably joking anyway.”
but then i become depressed. everything slows down. i suddenly find it hard to breathe. i can’t stand. I’m always dizzy, and every 5 minutes, i get a tension headache to the extreme. it’s suddenly hard to cope with everything around me. i cry myself to sleep every night.
i started remembering all those things that people said about me and stuff…and then…i suddenly can’t even Fake a smile…it’s just too much for me. i started to not even care about anything. i didn’t wanna see my friends. i lost interest in everything. “so Diana, r u going to the prom?” “i don’t know.” “what r u talking about?! that’s all u talk about! you Have to go!” “i just don’t want to.” “why? what’s wrong?” “nothing. I’m just not in the mood to dress up fancy for some stupid occasion.” “was it your dad yelling at you again?” “no” “was it that ‘u know who’ didn’t ask you to the prom?” “no (and i meant it).” “then why are you upset?” “i don’t know” “you’ve been like this for days…weeks…. u can’t be upset FoRevER!” “i don’t know.”
-a week or two later: “OMG! I’ve just got the best dress ever! ohhhh nice earrings! when’s lunch? I’m not hungry though. i think I’m gonna skip lunch again. I also didn’t get any sleep last night! Aah! I like Peanutz! I HATE YOU! SHUT UP!….Your my Best Friend! i gotta go…I’ll catch ya after lunch *skips away*” “*they all look at here as if she were crazy…but they’re used to it.*”
-then I’ll be crazy depressed again. One minute I’m hyper…then CRASH….I’m depressed…then i almost become angry at everything.
“Shut up! No…i don’t….i don’t haven’t seen your glasses….No i don’t wanna calm down…leave me alone!!!! *slams door*”
then I’ll be neutral again. And when I’m depressed….i also forgot to mention one thing….i am VERY suicidal!
Example: The past three weeks: I ran away from home….first not far…so no one knew…the i went far… my mom had to get me.
I went to dc for a class trip…wow it was SO beautiful with the fountains and lights all at night…i wonder what it would be like to drown myself in there…
the next day….my mom has nightmare…i drowned myself in the kitchen sink….i guess in order to calm mom down…i guess i had to cancel that plan….but how did she know? but i will never tell her…
i cried every night…all i thought ab out was suicide…i even hurt myself…not with a knife or blood…but i would hit myself….whip myself…bang my head on the wall…etc…

but even with all this….i have been depressed for 2 weeks…then neutral…then hyper again….then i gotta another CRASH…and at the moment, I’m neutral. But i was Extremely hyper like nutz for the past 2 day…but now I’m neutral…but i wonder when’s my next CRASH…it’s like a cycle…
except….i wasn’t really suicidal before….the last time i ever became suicidal….besides now….was a year or two ago. I’m now in 8th grade…i was suicidal in 5th and 6th grade…i even tried too…but failed…i was right about to kill myself with the kitchen knife…but instead….i decided to put it down. and i tried again and again and failed…right now….I’m still a little suicidal…but so far….I’ve got nothing planned.
But still…I’m only 13…it’s supposed to be normal for mood swings…but at an extreme like this??? I’m not sure…PLEASE HELP!!!
And please lend advice and so forth…thx….God Bless You All!
The best of luck! L8r then!!! 🙂

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Answer by Margaret C
I’m pretty sure that you have bi-polar disorder based on what you said. Bi-polar is a chemical imbalance in your brain. It’s kind of self-explanatory – there’s a sort of mood spectrum with 2 extremes (poles) & you travel between the extremes very quickly & without warning & are very seldom in the middle (normal range) of the spectrum. Mood swings are normal for your age but not this severe. I’m bi-polar too & my symptoms started getting REALLY noticable around age 12-13 & I know other people who have it & their symptoms started around then too. I think it starts to progress to its full effect during puberty. My best advice though is to see a psychologist/psychiatrist to diagnose you & then he/she will tell you how go from there. Your regular doctor can help you too if you can’t get to a mental health specialist. Definitely find out though. Good luck!

Answer by canada_winnipeg_man
Mood swings in teenagers are extremely common. Researchers of adolescent behavior, said that they were inevitable, and the best that parents could do is dig in their heels and get ready for a few years of turmoil. At one point or another, virtually all teenagers deal with seemingly extreme shifts in mood.

Adolescence is a period of storm and stress. According to Researchers, this period of time would be marked by turmoil, turbulence, and frustrated idealism regardless of environmental factors. On the other hand, studies showed that cultural, spiritual, and familial factors played a role in whether or not a teenager ever experienced mood swings, and that different cultures had different experiences. Most researchers agree that it is a combination of biological and emotional factors that affect a teenager’s mood.

The physical changes that you experience cause you to feel strange and perhaps confused or uncomfortable, and this erodes your sense of security. Because of the effect that this has on your psychological state, you may experience conflicting moods.
Teenagers are typically very preoccupied with identity formations and becoming entities with lives separate from those of their parents. This, again, can cause confusion or frustration. While the world seems to be changing constantly around them, they feel as though they can’t keep up or handle the pressure, and this will inevitable lead to a slightly off-kilter emotional state.

Communicating with your doctor is an important part in the diagnosis and treatment of mood swings. By talking to your doctor openly, you allow him or her to provide you with the best mood swings treatment program possible.
Most people who have bipolar disorder first start to show symptoms in their early twenties, but this could be because it had been previously misdiagnosed or confused for something else. Of the adults who eventually are diagnosed with bipolar, about half had their first episode before age 17, and about 20% had their first episode between the ages of 10 and 14.

It is important to report any emotional changes to your physician immediately. You are not alone; we are here to help each other.
Take care as always and good luck,

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