Can someone tell me whether i am bipolar or not, thankyou x

[fizz1]

So, recentally i have been thinking i may be suffering from prephas mild bipolar. However i'm a teenager and i think it could just be horomones and well, being a teenager.

I'm nearly 15 years old, and for quite a while i have bad mood swings. I go from feeling quite depressed, feeling helpless,stupid,ugly, very tired, and that all i want is to be alone.. yet i still want company if that makes any sense?
And yet i can then go to being very hyper and not caring what anyone else thinks, laughing loads and having loads of engery. Not only this but sometimes these two feelings collide. And i cant control it at all. When they collide i say sill things as if i was hyper, yet feel extremly tired. And i know i'm just being very irrating towards my friends, yet i cant stop. Also, i can very impatient sometimes with people, including friends. I dont mean to be at all, and half the time i dont relise it, or sometimes i do realise it but cant stop it. I get angry, and annoying. i have a lot of disturbed or illogical thinking and i never feel like sleeping even if i am tired (although this is more recent say 2 months) However all these feelings have been happening for quite a long time now. Can someone just tell me whether I am bipolar or just a horomonal teenager, who is horriable and bitchy to her friends. Somone help!

[Crystal413]

Seeing your school counselor and going to therapy is a great idea. A psyc dr is also an option but their are other things to consider first, such as....I would suggest you go to your medical dr and have some bloodwork done to check you hormones and possible vitamin deficiencies which could effect your moods and behaviors. I know this is said a lot but exercise, any kind, even walking can help a lot, get your feel good endorfends working. Have you thought about trying Yoga? Eating right is also very important. Taking fish oil helps too. All of these things I have mentioned can really help. Taking good care of our bodies help our mind.

[Anonymouse88]

No one on the internet can diagnose you properly.  It's hard to say whether you have an issue beyond hormones.  If it's bothering you, which I assume it is since you've reached out here, you should talk to a counselor, therapist, psychologist, or other mental healthcare person.  Your school probably has one of those on staff who you can talk to about how you're feeling.  They generally don't like to diagnose people under 18 with mental disorders unless they're really severe (although you can get the opposite school that diagnoses everything), and there are fewer medications approved for use in people under 18.  For now, therapy might be your best bet, although if they do decide it's really bipolar you will probably end up on some sort of medication eventually.

People here can talk to you and relate to your experiences, and even offer their guidance, but we can't diagnose you (and neither can an online quiz).  

Best of luck.