Recently I was talking to a friend about my mood swings and she mentioned that my symptoms sounded a lot like bipolar ones. I'm just curious as to how people who actually have it feel when they are manic or depressive.
As I don't know if I AM bipolar I can't say that I am "manic" or "depressive" but there are times when I feel like I'm on top of the world and feel totally confident. I talk too fast and think too fast and feel happy for seemingly no reason at all. Usually I fight with my family the most when I'm in these ultra-good moods which is bizarre. :/
But there are also times where I have long periods of hopeless feelings, cryin spells... I feel like I am letting everyone down and that there is no way of feeling better. I hide in my room and just ooze around.
And these happen all the time. I mentioned this to my mother and she said that people have mood swnigs just like I do but I can't help but think it is NOT normal to be really happy one day and then within a few days feeling like I am the most worthless person on the face of the earth. I just don't get it.

I'd like to know how you feel when you are manic or depressive because I am feeling pretty lost right now. I talked to my mom about possibly being bipolar and she and my dad think that if I only put more effort into controlling my emotions I would be perfectly all right, even though I really don't feel I have any control at all.

I don't know that much about bipolar disorder but I did a little online research and the symptoms sound a lot like mine.
I'm 16, if that makes any difference.
Thanks a lot