Let me start of by saying that my mother died when I was six years of age and then my father remarried a complete vixen with a termagant personality and is constantly in an alliance with her. in 2007 my grandparents on my father's side got into a fight with my stepmother and ever since then I have been a scapegoat for all her problems. if I talk to them there are fights lasting for 5 days. I have moved to Canada in 2003 so all my family is there and I have already lost contact with my dead mother's side family. I tried killing myself and feel decentralized and dismal. But now I am starting to see a psychologist without my father dominating the atmosphere there. I am 16 by the way and am taking St. John's Wort (millepertuis) to feel normal and I have to say it is working tremendously. just today he said I my grandparents ruined his first marriage where my mother died of cancer at the age of 34. he said I am the reason for the separation of him and my stepmom now but i doubt they are going to separate because they have been saying that since I was 12. Earlier in the year 2009 they started telling me that I do not have any friends and forced me to go to the hospital under the pretext that I am "antisocial", but there are psychologically deeper problems. I want to move out but he won't allow me and he says "get a life" or "you ruined your life." ok now to the bipolarism. I kind of got carried away sorry. I feel euphoric at time like I can achieve anything. And at other times I feel worthless partly because of what I stated above. I imagine myself turning out to be eeminent, or something great like a Prime Minister or the person who will find a cure to cancer and I get carried away for hours and then I am depressed again. I have friends (around five that I can interchangeably hang out with) but my dad convinces me I do not over and over again saying that I will end up a factory worker. I am so depressed I drink coffee all night to keep sane while I write poetry or read. a psychiatrist tested my IQ and concluded that it was 150 despite that I am a C+ student. I will get into university because I met the requirements so that is not an issue. But is this bipolarism or normal depression because I only rarely feel normal and either am too depressed or to idealistic and imaginative. Yesterday I was playing a Pink Floyd song and was imaginang that I was the one who wrote it and was extremely famous and people liked me. Is this just another way my brain trys to combat the depression or what. PLEASE NO STUPID ANSWERS I AM IN DIRE NEED TO GET SOME INTELLIGENT ANSWERS.
It depends on how high are your highs and how low are your lows. Based on your history, you actually might have it. the depression could have been triggered with the things you were put through like your mother dying at a young age.
Yes I think you do have it. a high IQ is a sign of bipolar and feeling euphoric and then getting really depressed. Lots of people with bipolar are extremely creative. Famous artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Leonardo Da Vinci had bipolar.
This happens to me to as well but I don't know if I have it but I think I might. Sometimes I run around in the dark at night and feel so high that I can do anything and I think that I wil be famous. other times I get so depressed I can't even speak to anyone without crying and just sit around doing nothing all day.
My sympathies for you as you seem to be a very troubled person with what happened in your past as well as the bipolar symptoms.
you need to leave your home and get university digs. if i were you i would contact the university and explain that you are being mentally abused by your father and step mom. the dean may be able to get you accommodation there. the sooner you get out of that environment the better, it sounds awful, and no wonder you are getting depressed. much as i like pink floyd, they should be avoided for something more upbeat. also avoid alcohol and smoking pot. both can have serious effects with depression afterwards. swap coffee for decaf as caffeine also will agitate your mind. i think you are normal for your age, but are in an extremely abusive environment, and although you have suffered trauma, i don't think you should dwell on it, cos people avoid people with issues like this. try to break free and consider your new life at university a new start. get a university well away from father and step mom, who incidentally don't sound very bright . avoid day dreaming and find a project you are interested in. if you like swimming, try this exercise as it will release natural endorphines, and make you feel better about yourself.
i hope some of this helps. you will love university if you can take a break from the parents. good luck
I first need to say get away from your father and step mother they are doing you more harm than good.and as for your father blaming you about runing his marriage to your mom.thats not right that like my dad telling me it was my fault my father died wirh cancer.but onto the other question sounds like to me you may have a little manic going on.I just seen that because im bipolar but im not a dr but you really need to get it check out and get away from your father hope i helped some
Are these signs of bipolarism (manic-depressive)?
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