I’ve had a rough year filled with my emotions bouncing all over the place. I’m 17- I have a history of depression (around age 8-12) but I had gotten VERY good at dealing with the depression part. But now I am bouncing from flying highs to total break down lows several times a week. From what itty bitty I know it sounds like rapid cycling bi-polar. However, I want to talk to someone who knows what they are talking about.
I have a great friend who is mildly bipolar and she has really views being bipolar as a form of transcendence (her bipolar aunt does too), and I don’t want to get sucked into believing that I am bipolar because of the value my friend has placed on it. However, just based upon my friend I want to say I have it worse than she does- or different at least.
ahh- Way too much information. Anyways, if you know anyone I can talk to or any site I can go to I’d really really appreciate it.
it just seems and awful coincidence to me.
and I know the whole “everyone is a little bi-polar” but I mean this in a “more than normal” sort of way.
Again- I am 17 and I really don’t see how I am going to pay for the services of a phyciatrist and I really don’t want to ask my parents (I brought this idea up to them and they laughed)