Could I be Bipolar. Please help.

The problem with that is that I'd have to have a reason to go to the doctor that's not "well I want him to tell you there's something mentally wrong with me." Also if I asked my mom to step out of the room....
I think a lot about others feelings and if I where to do that she'd probably be hurt, or think I'm doing something that I don't want her to know about.
Also I tried talking to him and he just dismissed me.

I'd be more than willing to talk to someone at my school about this if I knew they would actually talk to me but I think the only way they would is if I was currently harming myself.

It's also possible that there's nothing wrong with me though I doubt it. I know I need to talk to a professional I understand that but getting people to understand that there's something not right is tiring.

Have you had a complete physical with blood work done recently ? You should rule out the possibility that your thyroid or hormone levels could be off and they sometimes look like mental illness.

Just a thought to consider.

Take these peoples' advice! The sooner you nip it in the bud, the better your life WILL be. As for me, I'm bipolar. I love it, but I hate it. It's awesome, but it sucks. It's easy, but it's hard. Get my point?

And do some research. Some of the most intelligent people who've ever walked on this earth were bipolar. Bipolar runs on a similar spectrum of autism. We have a terrible time expressing ourselves the proper way.

I think you might be wrong about someone at school taking you seriously. Maybe you could write down some ideas on how you might ask for help, since it is scary, like what you might say. If you tell them you had the cutting problem in the past, you are feeling bad again, and you need to talk to someone for help -- I'll bet they will take you seriously. A teacher can be more objective than your parents. It is their job to help you.

By the way, you don't need any particular diagnosis to need help. If you feel bad and want to talk to someone, you are smart and mature to do so.

I'm not a teacher, but I'm a public librarian. If one of my young patrons needed help, I would damn sure help them get it. I hope you will give it a shot.

Hope you try.

I'm a junior in high school who doesn't do sports so I think my last physical was right before freshmen year and even then that's just a "oh ok you've had all your shots.... Ok you can leave." So no?
When it comes to medical things like that my mom handles it so I'm pretty sure I have not been checked for hormonal imbalances - that's the word right???-

I really don't like my current doctor, it seems like he doesn't know what he's doing most of the time, and we can't understand him.

Sometimes I don't know about my school, for example, we have an antibullying policy and I've two friends that where receiving death threats both to their face in school and on Facebook. They printed evidence out and talked to the school; they basically said who cares and let it continue to happen.

I really don't mean to sound so argumentative, my mom says I do that a lot, but I DO want help and I do want to see someone but everything I've come up with I've kinda shot down. If one of my friends did my "dirty work" for me to get me to see the schools whatever they are than it would be easier but I'm kinda afraid that if the topic of cutting and drugs come up they will call my parents even though i dont do it anymore or at least not as often and the second I do mess up I don't want them jumping on the phone to call my parents. I think that's my main problem is that since I'm not 18 they don't have to keep the information I share between me and them they can talk to my parents if they find it necessary which I know there's reason but it use to always freak me out what the social worker and my mom talked about when I was not in the room an they where always in there for a while..... I don't know what they talked about but my meeting where basically the same every time.

I know the sooner it gets "taken care of" the better but that's hard for me. I really don't know how to explain it.

I've walked In asked about confidenciality and. promptly left. When asked why I explain it's just something I need to know incase I was ever asked.

Don't worry about the drug issue if your not doing it anymore like you stated.. they may request a drug test but if your clean it's all here say anyway.. your fine on that end (I'm in partial hospitalization and am always completely upfront about my past drug use because they can test me however.. don't care because I'm clean)... I never tried to talk to anyone about me being bipolar... fortunately my primary physician was the one to lead me down that path... set me up with a clinic and off I went to be officially diagnosed bipolar weeks later.... I could care less about the diagnosis but glad they was able to get me on correct meds instead of them doing exactly opposite of what they are supposed too..

I feel the same. The difference is my parents don't know about the past drug use and I'd like to keep it that way.
As far as a diagnoses, if I am or not I could care less I just want to feel somewhat normal again so if that involves meds therapy and a name to go with what's wrong then so be it.

I don't understand what's being said here. Any chance you can explain it a bit clearer.

Planned Parenthood offices, contrary to popular belief, handle routine immunizations, labs, and family doctor visits besides the sexual health services. (Well, at least in California). They are also in the know on how to deal with teenagers. I do not know the laws in your state. In California by your age you are entitled to have your record concealed from your parents. Nor, in California, do you need their permission to get labs. If it is the same in your state, I would go straight there with all of your concerns; there might be a program that pays for such visits in ways that are concealed from your parents, as well. So you will have a complete blood panel (it will show if you are anemic and anemia may cause depression), TSH/T3/T4 - all the tests for thyroid function, and, you will speak with somebody who is sympathetic and professional. Cannot hurt, really.

Kitcat I've walked into my guidence councilor's office, asked to seek to them and asked them to in detail exlain their confidential rules. Usually they asked why before or after they explained and I told them because I needed to know so if anyone asked me.

Now it's up to the particular person when to break confidentially. My social studies teacher informed my parents that I most likely have an eating disorder after denying to go to lunch one to many times. He wasn't getting through to me and I venomiously denied it. I got my lunch changed and never was around him at lunch again.

I had been living solely off alcohol for a good while when during a mania my social worker pulled me in after I took my state test plastered. He asked me if I drank that morning and tried to talk to me about the possibilities of an addiction. Well because of word vomit he got my whole life story with all the ups and downs and my arguments of why exactly I'm not an acholic. Including the time I accedently OD'd because time was to slow . He didn't call my parents then. He did call them when I hurt myself and felt it would only make it worse if I explained. So it depends solely on the person you talk to.

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Look into cathloic charities. You also have the option to call your doctor and ask for a refferal.

Thanks ill see if I can find anymore info on that. I'm going to be able to drive soon so I'd be able to drive myself.

So my mom took me to the doctor because I was always tired and he ordered a blood test to check my thyroid and something else but I forgot but they both came back normal.

I had a panic attack in the middle of school a few weeks ago and all my mom did was ask if my sugar was off, I don't have issues with my sugar nor was there a drastic change in diet at the time. I've had a few mini ones since then but nothing as bad.

My point is I have this very strong overwhelming feeling that SOMETHING is wrong with me. That doesn't mean that it's necessarily a panic or personality or mood disorder. I don't know I'm not a psychologist but my mom still refuses to take me to one so I don't know what to do.

Everything just feels like its spiraling out of control right now.

You might have something like Bipolar or Borderline. Is there anyone else you could voice your concerns to? Perhaps a school therapist could help you understand how you're feeling or convince your mom to take you to a psychiatrist if they feel it's necessary.

Well I mean my school HAS social workers I can talk to. The problem is actually talking to them... Even then the last time a schools social worker said anything to my parents and even referred them to somebody they just yelled at me and almost didn't send me. Even when they did it was for a short while and stopped a few months later. They just assumed that the behaviors they got called about would just stop if they knew.

It's been a few years since this has been posted and sadly this is still an issue. I had blood work done not to long ago because of my sleeping issues- which the doctor again dismissed and said it's because I'm a teenager but still ordered the blood work- everything was normal.
I'm still on my parents insurance so I still need to talk to them to go and see someone.
I've been looking at places and honestly I think me and my parents could benefit from family therapy.