Mood swings

[Pirate]

I'm not sure if this is a rant or not, so I apologise if it is!
I don't know, recently I've been getting really depressed out of nowhere. I'll feel fine and then my mood will dip and I'll feel horrible for hours, sometimes waking up with it still there.
Yesterday for example, I felt awful on Sunday night, went to bed and when I woke up I still felt crap. I spent the day just in bed, watching telly shows on my laptop and feeling crap. Then, out of nowhere.. I started feeling better?
I have days where I feel like everything I do is pointless - my hours have been cut at work because it's after christmas and i'm not at college or anything, so I work little and when I'm not working I'm usually getting fucked with my friends. There's times when I hate my life - I hate that all my money and spare time goes on drink and drugs and things, but on the other hand - at times, I love it? Because it's fun and I'm a teenager and I know it won't be forever, I'm going back to college in September.
But it's just weird how my mood flips so suddenly, and so severely.
When I'm down, I honestly can't see the point, I've started self harming again - or I go out and get really fucked.
When I'm happy, I can't understand it at all. It's so bizzare. >.<

[Katrina]

It’s true that teenagers are especially prone to mood swings. This is often put down to the surge of hormones produced at the start of and during puberty, but there might be other reasons too.
Talking to a GP who will be able to organize treatment if needed will help.

[Pirate]

Thank you. I wasn't sure if it warrented a trip to the doctors or not. I've never had mood swings like this, I've had on/off depression and things, but this is lasting weeks of just flipping like a light switch.
It's really odd.

[BeautifulDisaster]

It may just be hormones.
It may be something else.
You won't know until you see someone about it professionally.

[Asylum]

i'd say it might be good to see a professional. its better safe then sorry, i agree its probably hormones, but you shoulld get it checked out just in case.

[BuryYourFlame]

Mood-swings are an annoying and often unavoidable part of growing up. Their causes are mostly hormonal, but if you think it is something more serious, I recommend talking to a parent or a professional about it.

[ShinigamiMaiden]

I know where your coming from
I get mood swings all the time, i'll go a few days feeling fine, then out of nowhere ONE little thing will upset me and i'll be depressed for days.
I'm also a teenager, so I think it may have something to do with that.
Like the above comments, I would advise you to go see a professional about it.

[georgiamay]

yeah i know how you feel, one minute i can feel really happy, the next minute i want to punch someone in the face for doing something really small that pissed me off.
like everyone else has said, see a counsellor or something, they'll help you, and they do know what they're talkng.
good luck :)

[kollkolen]

@Pirate there are medications out now that are really effective and you might be able to talk to a doctor about your concerns and find something that works for you. I think everything you're doing is great and has helped me a lot, but sometimes people just need a little extra boost.

[Scarface]

It may just be hormones.
It may be something else.
You won't know until you see someone about it professionally.

I think it is most likely your hormones it's perfectly fine because everyone goes through it. If you don't get better i think you should talk to a therapist or someone of your choosing that you can trust.

[Jamie]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it may be a disorder. Such as one that changes your mood significantly such as Bipolar disorder. As much as I feel it isn't just hormonal mood swings... it very well doesn't sound like too far off of a thought. I would suggest telling your doctor about these thoughts and mood swings next time you have an appointment. Possibly even making an appointment for this.

[SimplyTom]

yeh its properly hormones as your body is going through a lot of changes.

[Pirate]

Thank you everyone. I'm not sure about hormones because I'm 19 and kind of past the teenage mood swings and stuff, but it's an option, I won't disregard.
The reason it came to my attention was more because how sudden they were and how extreme? I went from being happy-bouncing-off-the-walls, to wanting to self harm and really hating everything.
I don't know, I'm feeling a bit better now, but we'll see if it lasts! x