Think I Might Be Bi-Polar

Okay,Ive always had this problem....One minute I will be fine,someone will say something I dont agrree with and I snap.....thats not what iam worried about though....Iam mostly worried about that I will be fine on minute,loving life,the next I start wondering why iam here and what life is....and put myself down and ask myself why I did what I did......

Also noticed that Iam reallt motivated one minute and the next I got like no motivation ,cant ever make my mind up with stuff.......

That sucks. I have a similar problem, my psychiatrist isn't positive what I have but he thinks it's paranoid schizophrenia so I take meds and go to a therapist. It was pretty debilitating but I'm getting better thanks to my family and the treatment. So you should probably see someone about it and you'll feel better.

know what you mean, friend. been there since i was 16, im 24 now. matter of fact, im in the midst of a severe down period now... i haven't really spoken to anybody in 8 days, and have gone out of my way to say nothing where fiesible.

i haven't had it diagnosed, but im well-nigh certain i have ADD or ADHD which can exhibit similiar symptoms to bi-polar depression. i get intensive bouts of euphoria one minute, the next my mind will be plotting self-murder... naturally i toil with concentration issues, relentless sexual drive and the rest.

do you quickly become aggressive when you're by yourself and expel the energy by lashing out and hitting objects etc?

or do you become aggressive toward other people, and don't give a fuck who sees that side of you?

and have you spoken to anybody about the way your feeling? friend, doc, etc?

i cant really give you advice coz i kinda deal with shit on my lonesome.

someone will pipe up with good advice, of that im sure.

take care, friend.

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keep pushing

I dunno what it is,iam just leaning towards bipolar...ive done harm to alot of ppl including my own parents when they have said stuff

Now,I dont want to get diagnosed because I wont be able to join the military like i plan on.

The military? So I take it you're not planning on heading up to Dakota to be with the girlfriend and kid anymore? Maybe if you're having some psychological problems that's for the best.

Also, I noticed your posting on the weed thread. I'm in no way anti-marijuana and used to be a regular smoker before my career wouldn't allow for it, but I've read numerous acredited studies that suggest that smoking pot during early puberty and the developmental stages for your brain can cause depression, irritability, and concentration problems in adulthood. I know you're not very old, so if you started smoking chronically at a young age it may have something to do with the problems you're experiencing now.

The same studies also suggested that adults who smoke chronically (2-3 a day) can often suffer the same symptoms. Smoking pot is basically harmless as long as you can keep your shit together in the other aspects of your life, and I have no idea how much you smoke, but you may want to look at trying to cut back if it's pretty often as it could be negatively impacting your state of mind.

Iam hoping that the military will help me with my situation with me n my girlfriend....as i ha planned joining befor ei found out the kid and even signed except for my last papers...

Nah,I didnt start smoking weed till i was about 17 and that was a few times a month if that....and havent smoked in months as of lately

I did a project on bipolar once for a psych class. Apparently it's pretty hard to diagnose as the symptoms are common and vary greatly in severity amongst patients.

One of my friends is bipolar, he stays mostly in the manic phase (high self esteem, great need to move around and do stuff, endless energy, acts on a whim) and then somebody will say somethin and he'll go off on em pretty harshly for 5 minutes then he's manic again.

it's pretty funny, he's a pretty small guy and I'm a pretty big guy and he'll go off on anyone who isn't my size or bigger, i get to watch the show.

Definitely get it checked out though.

The Rasta-Christ

Another thing to think about is that although the military might help you with some of the indecisiveness and such, it's not going to be a real condoning environment for you if you still can't control outbursts and moodiness. You may find that this either isolates you from the other recruits or makes it difficult to enjoy your day to day life in the service, which to be honest is going to be pretty boring and difficult by most accounts. A movie that I'm told really captures the feeling of being in the modern arm is Jarhead, maybe go check that out if you haven't seen it. They're at war in that one, but supposedly it acfurately portrays the lifestyle of the soldiers pretty well.

I don't know, I'd just perhaps look at other options for dealing with your issues for now that signing up for the military right away. It's terrible money and there's a chance that you'll get sent to war, so those two factors plus your family situation make it seem like a bad option to me. On the other hand I'm just some dude on a Penis Enlargement forum so definately do what you really want to do. Recruiters and advertising make it look awsome, but to be honest anybody I've ever known that enlisted and didn't either join from a military academy as an officer or go through officer's school and work in a specialized field really didn't enjoy or appreciate their experience.