Showing Signs of Bi-Polar?

Question by Reginald VelJohnson: Showing Signs Of Bi-Polar?
I am 18, and mentally, for years, I have felt lost in my head, lethargic, sometimes moody, insecure, and my moods go back and forth throughout the day, talk to myself, socially isolated from the world, pretend I am other people for self-confidence, etc. One minute my mood’s pretty good, next minute, something might trigger me and I might be suicidal or feel so worthless and want to die, etc. It seems I wake up so often fatigued throughout most of the day, lethargic, and then late at night, I gain ton of energy, pace the floors, feeling creative and I can’t sleep and am up all night, full of ideas… then suddenly I get exhausted and feel mentally drained. Lately, for some months, my moods were more further apart where I went periods of being relatively normal – where at least they were much farther apart – but now it’s been coming back more and more frequently and where the moods change daily. Just today I was feeling down and suicidal and wanting to die after some incidents happened.
then once things got better, suddenly, I’m fine and calm. Then when things get slightly bad again, I’m sad, I want to die again, then back and forth. Generally, I am very sensitive to things, but, finally, after going back and forth mentally, I’m just so exhausted, I crash. Sometimes I can feel both fatigued and energized at the same time, if it makes sense. I’m a musician, self-taught, and it’s about the only thing I can do well. Sometimes I just feel I have no control of my mind. Do I show signs of bi-polar? Any help would be appreciated.

Best answer:

Answer by Chasey Lane
you sound like a classic case…see a doctor because it’s so treatable.

Answer by sanangel
yes you do show signs of bi-polar….i am bi-polar and i know…but you need to go to a doctor and have them put you on some medicine to stabalize you…there is no shame in this even though some people think there is…a bi-polar person has there high times and then their low times…it is really a good idea to see a doctor for this…get help while you can….and suicide is no answer…there is nothing really that bad that you need to kill yourself over…i have done this too….you just need some medicine and some counseling to adjust to your mental problems..

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