Thanks much for the reply, Phil. I was really hoping I'd get a response to this topic. I don't think I have bipolar disorder (the only symptom that matches up is constantly having music playing in my head, but that's all the time, not periodically), and I NEVER have elevated self-esteem. ^.^ I guess depression could be part of it, but the more I examine myself and my thought patterns the more I think anxiety has the biggest role to play... I think.

Beh, it just sucks that I can't pressure my parents for help. They both work so hard, and since we live in an area where every kid who's upset because their puppy ran away gets drugs and therapy, well... even I'M not sure. I don't want them to have to go even MORE out of their way to find a competent therapist/psychiatrist; we really have no idea where to start since the one person I ever saw barely has time to answer my mom's e-mails.