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Catlovers141 07/05/2008

For the past year, I have been having really bad mood swings. I am a girl, but I don't think that they have anything to do with my menstrual cycle. Once or twice a month, for between 3 and 7 days, I feel horrible. I feel guilty about nothing, really sad, hopeless, helpless, and like it won't go away. I just generally hate myself. It feels like there is no escape and no way to make it stop. I feel like I have no control. Sometimes I feel like cutting. A few times I have thought of death. One time, I thought of death and then three days later I was absolutely back to normal. I have a mood chart now to track my emotions, so I am hoping this will help. I have been on other sites, and they said that I am probably bipolar, but I don't agree. Bipolar involves manic states, and I don't have that. When I don't feel really bad, I just feel normal. I don't feel over-the-top happiness. I know that most of you aren't professionals and that you can't technically diagnose me with anything, but if you could give me your opinion that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

deleted_user 07/05/2008

I know you won't agree with me but I think that you are bi polar but not in the whole sense of the meaning. Like maybe you only have a certain level of it but not complete bi polar.

Catlovers141 07/05/2008

Thank you for your input. I do appreciate all opinions because I really have no clue what is going on with me. I have looked at cyclomania, which is a milder form of bipolar, but I am just not sure if that fits or not...

Thanks for taking the time to write!

deleted_user 07/05/2008

no problem! =) I'll try and look into this more as well.

Catlovers141 07/05/2008

I wanted to add that I made a spelling mistake. It's not cyclomania, it's cyclothymia. Thanks for looking into it. :)

deleted_user 07/05/2008

no problem.

deleted_user 07/05/2008

what you need to do is look up the symptoms of bipolar if alot of them fit then you may be bipolar there are several forms of bipolar some parts of bipolar don't show themselves for along time like mine i was mostly manic for like 4 or 5 years before diagnosis and after the meds i fell into a deep depression

deleted_user 07/05/2008

go to google.com and type self test for bipolar disorder...they will have quizes u can take to see if u are bipolar

deleted_user 07/05/2008

i know how you feel i can be happy one day then be sad or pissed of the next day or minute.
i hate my life and think death would be good for me. but i know how u feel and i thinks its a great idea to keep chart of it all...

deleted_user 07/05/2008

There's also something PMDD, it's like PMS but its actually an illness and its 100x worse. There was even a law and order on it. It makes you feel awful all month except for the days your on your period. It's something you can get treated on, I'd go talk to your docter, it'd probably make you feel a whole lot better :) good luck!

deleted_user 07/06/2008

There's lots of different types of bipolar. There's a list somewhere that if you have just a few you might be bipolar.

Bipolar is mostly just mood swings that happen. But there's different levels.

Catlovers141 07/06/2008

Thank you all for reading my post and replying. I have looked into the bipolar tests, but most of them say that I probably don't have that because of lack of mania. PMDD is something that I have heard of, but haven't looked into yet. I will definitely have to research that too.

Thank you all for your input!

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