Is this MANIC depression?

do i have manic depression (bipolar)??? b/c i have been depressed for 3.5 years now, but i think it has come to the point where i may have manic depression and i have been relaizing this since last year.

i do actually seem to do alot of what symptoms show and i will give u examples from recently....when i have regular depression state of mind i hit rock bottom, i cry alot, i feel worthless, guilty, not good enough, i become irritable, i keep distance from ppl (stop making contact with others), i stop talking alot, my grades even go down a lil. (all last week and years)

what i consider my manic side (i think i have this right now at this moment and for the last week, and other weeks from other times)

-im very hyper
-i realllly like talking
- need attention
- i do things on impulse (sometimes to the point where when i look back on it i feel embarrassed or ashamed for what i did)
- i can actually be very sad but unable to express it, i cant seem to make myself physically being sad (such as crying, etc) i may seem normal or even happy, talking alot racing thro my head but i cant seem to show it.
- i have many many many achieveable things on my mind, example (and this is from todayy) i decided that i wanted to give my sister a whole knew look and hair style (time 2.5 hours)..and i decided i was going to clean my whole kitchen and house...a normal thing for me todo NOT LIKELY TO SEE OF ME DOING....and once i started i couldnt stop.

manic depression???

yeah i'd say it's a possibility. it's not for certain until you check it out with an educated individual in the field, though.

maybe ADD or ADHD and anxiety

Possibly, but a diagnosis only matters if you plan on doing something about it. see a psychiatrist for an evaluation if you think your behavior/moods are abnormal.

Sounds like it could be. The manic is not the real problem, but the depression is...see a Doc.

I'll echo what several others have told you already- the only one that can really diagnosis is a doctor. you might consider starting with your GP and go from there with hormone testing, and blood work and a few things along those lines. Bi Polar will not get better on it's own and in my experience both phases are very destructive. During the manic phases I have seen women, have sex with just anyone, gamble, spend money more than usual, start using drugs/alcohol, general risky behaviors, poor judgement, etc. Obviously during the depressed phase there is sleeping all the time, no goals, jobs are lost (due to no motivation)anxiety, guilt, fatigue, chronic pain, and concentration issues. which obviously you appear to have many of these. Bi polar can be caused by biochemical imbalance, genes, and environment. also family history can be a factors.
There are many good sites on Ask.com about Bi Polar with some of them being NAMI.org- DBSAlliance.org and WebMD.com. God Bless REGGIE
There are many good medications and counselors out there that can help you get stabilized with this issue.

Is this MANIC depression?

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