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fernley · 05-01-2006, 09:10 PM

i am 1 20 yr old female at university. i have had problems since school. right now i seem to flick between severe lows (feel suicidal, cry a lot, want the world to swallow me up) annd highs (where i giggle and grin almost uncontrollably). these periods only last a few days. the downers last for longer, maybe weeks. i know i drink far too much and it must compound the problem but i am stuck now. i am a student and i have now missed so much (mainly from being drunk, but much from an inability to function in the morning). My mood or the decisions i make under a certain cloud have lead to me running out of my house and sleeping rough (tho i always come back) and falling out with close friends (who say they will listen but i cannot talk). i know have un reconcileable fractions within my house and i have no one to talk too. i cannot talk i dont know wat to say.... i cannot relent to my weakness even if i am wasted (as i am now). plscan some one tell me what is wrong? can they help me? please i am desperate. iim not suicidal but i constantly think about my death, i know it would be easier but i also know it is hard... pls i really really hurt. will some1 help me?
what is wrtong with my head?
what should i do?
pls

mimgregg · 05-01-2006, 11:06 PM

Hi, have you been to a doctor yet? It sounds like the swings from low low, to very high could be chemical imbalances. I would immediated set up an appointment if you have not already. There is help for these drastic mood swings. Good luck!
~Mim

srak34 · 05-01-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fernley

i am 1 20 yr old female at university. i have had problems since school. right now i seem to flick between severe lows (feel suicidal, cry a lot, want the world to swallow me up) annd highs (where i giggle and grin almost uncontrollably). these periods only last a few days. the downers last for longer, maybe weeks. i know i drink far too much and it must compound the problem but i am stuck now. i am a student and i have now missed so much (mainly from being drunk, but much from an inability to function in the morning). My mood or the decisions i make under a certain cloud have lead to me running out of my house and sleeping rough (tho i always come back) and falling out with close friends (who say they will listen but i cannot talk). i know have un reconcileable fractions within my house and i have no one to talk too. i cannot talk i dont know wat to say.... i cannot relent to my weakness even if i am wasted (as i am now). plscan some one tell me what is wrong? can they help me? please i am desperate. iim not suicidal but i constantly think about my death, i know it would be easier but i also know it is hard... pls i really really hurt. will some1 help me?
what is wrtong with my head?
what should i do?
pls

I understand not wanting to talk to your friends I was the same way. Find a dr, a counselor. If you are thinking about your death I feel that is on the same road as suicide, you can call a suicide line and get free help.
You are so young and maybe feel alone but you can get through this, I think maybe its a chemical in balance too, please get help.

smiles805 · 05-02-2006, 08:26 AM

I would encourage you to seek a psychiatrist to find out if you could be bipolar. If you are suicidal you need to talk to someone immediately. If you can't get an outpatient appointment and feel like taking your life please please go to the emergency room.

smiles805

GatsbyLuvr1920 · 05-02-2006, 09:22 AM

It sounds like it could be bipolar II disorder since your highs are short and much less severe than your lows. These smaller highs are called hypomania; full-blown, acute mania only occurs in bipolar I. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! God bless!

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