I'm a teenager (important to mention, considering most young people have mood swings), and i'm worrying that my moods are something out of the ordinary lately. I should start by saying that i'm in therapy for what they briefly described as a mood/personality disorder, but they didn't give a diagnosis and my therapy was tailored around helping me when i'm feeling low etc.
The therapy came about after a suicide attempt at 13 and then i had a break for about a year before restarting therapy last year after hospitalisation for suicidal thoughts. I'm 15 now. I've noticed more lately that my moods are becoming erratic, for example; today i started crying from happiness for no real reason other than being happy and carefree, i thought i was going to implode from the goodness i was feeling. However, that was short lived as i'm now feeling extremely low, and i know if i continue on this way i will probably become suicidal.
Putting aside the fact that i'm a teenager, is this normal? To cry from happiness and then a few hours later be suicidal? I had someone suggest evaluation for bipolar disorder once but they decided not to go through with it in the end. I've been telling myself i'm just an emotional person, but this is becoming mentally exhausting. Thanks for your answers in advance
The therapy came about after a suicide attempt at 13 and then i had a break for about a year before restarting therapy last year after hospitalisation for suicidal thoughts. I'm 15 now. I've noticed more lately that my moods are becoming erratic, for example; today i started crying from happiness for no real reason other than being happy and carefree, i thought i was going to implode from the goodness i was feeling. However, that was short lived as i'm now feeling extremely low, and i know if i continue on this way i will probably become suicidal.
Putting aside the fact that i'm a teenager, is this normal? To cry from happiness and then a few hours later be suicidal? I had someone suggest evaluation for bipolar disorder once but they decided not to go through with it in the end. I've been telling myself i'm just an emotional person, but this is becoming mentally exhausting. Thanks for your answers in advance