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Cheeseroyale34
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23 Jul 2010, 4:20 pm

I am 17 years old currently and feel like I have nothing going for me right now during this summer. Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL. I am hardly motivated to do anything right now, including sleeping and eating, and have completely neglected my physical fitness over the past week. My relationship with my family is strained to the point hat the only interaction that I have with them consists of me responding to the questions that they pose to me. I have some fear that I have some form of manic depression. Does anyone at all have any advice or ever been through this situation before?



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23 Jul 2010, 4:50 pm

I most likely have cyclothymia (form of bipolar disorder) and/or rapid cycling - and I'm in similar situation regarding the relationship with family/others. Luckily there are some nice folks here at WP.

If you have manic depression it can be fixed by medication or CBT - depending on the gravity of your symptoms. Physical activity is always good for tackling depression - it releases feel-good brain chemicals (neurotransmitters and endorphins) and if done either in some group or outdoors it may even help you meet someone. Also taking omega 3 fatty acids (either in the form of capsules or directly through eating fatty fish) can help dealing with depression/bipolar disorder.

If you don't get better, you might seek professional help - bipolar disorder can be managed.

Best of luck!



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23 Jul 2010, 4:57 pm

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I am 17 years old currently and feel like I have nothing going for me right now during this summer. Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL. I am hardly motivated to do anything right now, including sleeping and eating, and have completely neglected my physical fitness over the past week. My relationship with my family is strained to the point hat the only interaction that I have with them consists of me responding to the questions that they pose to me. I have some fear that I have some form of manic depression. Does anyone at all have any advice or ever been through this situation before?

I felt like that through school and half of university. It sounds like depression (I don't know where you're getting the manic part from, though. Nothing you said indicates a manic episode). In my case, it sort of passed on its own, although it took a while and left me with no social life. These things can always be rebuilt.


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23 Jul 2010, 5:08 pm

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Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL.


You're not alone. Everyone I knew from my days in school have disappeared as well. I haven't heard from any of them since. I've moved on.



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23 Jul 2010, 5:34 pm

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Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL.


Yep, that was me minus the best friend, never bothered with making them anyways and still don't to this day.

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Does anyone at all have any advice or ever been through this situation before?


Tilt your head up high and keep going. Don't end it all and seek a permanent fix to a temporary problem. Are you taking any medications that might help?



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23 Jul 2010, 7:16 pm

Cheeseroyale34 wrote:
I am 17 years old currently and feel like I have nothing going for me right now during this summer. Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL. I am hardly motivated to do anything right now, including sleeping and eating, and have completely neglected my physical fitness over the past week. My relationship with my family is strained to the point hat the only interaction that I have with them consists of me responding to the questions that they pose to me. I have some fear that I have some form of manic depression. Does anyone at all have any advice or ever been through this situation before?


Tomorrow get up, don't turn the computer on, and go out for a walk for about an hour or two. Come back home, then turn the computer on and see about summer programs you can still join, or internships, or meetup groups in your area.



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23 Jul 2010, 7:42 pm

Chronos wrote:
Cheeseroyale34 wrote:
I am 17 years old currently and feel like I have nothing going for me right now during this summer. Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL. I am hardly motivated to do anything right now, including sleeping and eating, and have completely neglected my physical fitness over the past week. My relationship with my family is strained to the point hat the only interaction that I have with them consists of me responding to the questions that they pose to me. I have some fear that I have some form of manic depression. Does anyone at all have any advice or ever been through this situation before?


Tomorrow get up, don't turn the computer on, and go out for a walk for about an hour or two. Come back home, then turn the computer on and see about summer programs you can still join, or internships, or meetup groups in your area.


I second this. Don't log on to WP either. This place steals time.



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23 Jul 2010, 8:11 pm

Lene wrote:
Chronos wrote:
Cheeseroyale34 wrote:
I am 17 years old currently and feel like I have nothing going for me right now during this summer. Every single person that I know from school and have been acquainted with seems to have completely forgotten that I exist (or has been scared off by me), including my best (only) friend that I still feel that I have IRL. I am hardly motivated to do anything right now, including sleeping and eating, and have completely neglected my physical fitness over the past week. My relationship with my family is strained to the point hat the only interaction that I have with them consists of me responding to the questions that they pose to me. I have some fear that I have some form of manic depression. Does anyone at all have any advice or ever been through this situation before?


Tomorrow get up, don't turn the computer on, and go out for a walk for about an hour or two. Come back home, then turn the computer on and see about summer programs you can still join, or internships, or meetup groups in your area.


I second this. Don't log on to WP either. This place steals time.


:lol:

Yes, it can definitely do that.

I third all of the above. Staying indoors too long feeds depression too.


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23 Jul 2010, 8:23 pm

Ok, thanks for the advice so far.

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Are you taking any medications that might help?


Started taking an antidepressant and anti psychotic drug today. Do not know the name of it because I was not told and my mother has withheld information about it.