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Hi everyone my name is Bri (pronounced Bre haha).
So to be quite honest I'm not even sure I should be here but I would really like to talk about how I've been feeling for...oh I dunno, the past five years of my life. I haven't been diagnosed with anything just so everyone knows because I have been petrified to go speak with a professional about my emotional problems so this is very scary to say the least.

Okay rambling over with. I'm 20 years, I go to college and ever since I was 15 years old I have experienced what I feel are pretty severe mood swings. One minute I could be laughing, hyper, and loving life and then the next I feel like my world is crashing down around me and I'm angry or completely, hopelessly hysterical the next. These moods come on at random times and unexpectedly and it's very hard to pull myself out of them.

I know this is a lot for an introduction, I just don't want anyone to think I am on here to get attention or because I am bored. I really would just like to talk to people who have some idea of how I am feeling because others that I have talked to (such as family and friends) think I am overreacting. I could be overreacting but it doesn't feel that way. Any ways, sorry for the ramble I just really hope I am accepted here. It would mean a lot. Thanks.

Bri

Welcome Bri,

Glad you found us.

Don't worry that you were rambling. It all made sense to me.
Do you have any counsellor that you could talk to at the college that you attend. I am not sure how big a center that you come from. I know that a lot of smaller towns, it seems like psychiatic care is hard to come by.

We are not professionals here. We are just people that are in the same boat as you. All of the posts are read, and pretty well all are replied to. We are just regular people (like I get that designation often) who share a common illness. It probably would be a good idea to go to some kind of professional. Isn't the easiest thing to do but they could better assess just what would help you the most.

I am a rapid cycler. I go up and down, very often. That gave me the bipolarII diagnosis. I have a chemical imbalance that is best treated by meds, and talking therapy.

Don't that if that would be best for you to keep posting to us here.

If you go up and down, and the downs are very low, it might be a good idea to check it out. Even if just to give you peace of mind.