[littlemissjess]

I've been happy and sad off in on in my life. I get really angry easily, but I can be really sweet too. My boyfriend thinks it's weird how my mood is like that.

He says "you're amazing" then the next say "We're over" and my eyes start watering even though I know he's kidding. He purposely does that just because he thinks it's weird. He always calls me bipolar.

He says it might be a word that begins with H. It's like hy-something. I just can't think of it. Anyone have any ideas of what my problem may be? Or is it just normal?

[darkeyes]

Maybe he means, "hypo-manic" ? Though that is only one part of Bipolar, and there are different degrees of the manic end of this.
You need to have a professional psychiatric evaluation, preferably by a psychiatrist, even though a psychologist can narrow things down to a real DX or not.
No one other is really qualified to say you are Bipolar, rather it's a "self-diagnosis" or your boyrfriend,friends and/or family.
Sadly, people glance over questionaires, internet stuff and even literature and automatically think they can "label" someone with some sort of mental disorder.
There can be physical disorders or health issues that can contribute to different behaviours, I'd suggest to discontinue hearing him and yourself making a diagnosis, and just seek professional help.
The sooner the better, cause the constant wondering what this is all about just creates more unecessary anxiety for you and him, too.
If a pdoc does DX you, don't feel there is no hope, there is and there are many great medications that can be of help to you besides talk therapy combined.
I wish you lots of luck with this, all of us here, understand your frustration,confusion, and anxiety, hang in there and be sure to take this up with a mental health professional.

[littlemissjess]

That wasn't the word. But my mom says she's tired of how my mood always changes. And I told my T that DX'd me with ADD. Plus my boyfriend calls me Bipolar.

He said it means when you see things or people tell you things and you react to how the situation is.

[littlemissjess]

It was called hysteria.

[Seraph]

Well, that certainly does not sound like bipolar.

Is the H word histrionic by any chance? Your boyfriend may be referring to histrionic personality disorder.

Of all the disorders, I know the least about the personality disorders. I do, however, know that individuals suffering from HPD are quite emotionally unstable, and may meet a few characteristics you've mentioned.

Of course, one can't say whether you're "normal" or not from the excerpt presented, but that simply begs the question: what is normal?

If you're curious about the personality disorders, you can find an interesting test here:
http://similarminds.com/personality_disorder.html

<font color="#880000">Don't take the results too seriously though. </font>

[darkeyes]

littlemissjess,
You had mentioned you are in your teens, when we are in our teens there is so much going on in our bodies and brain, during adolescence, raging hormones alone, can trigger mood swings, but still doesn't mean you are Bipolar.
It irks me when people start labeling anyone "Bipolar" if they behave differently or just can't get along with others.
There's a whole lot more to it, like the biggest thing is to be DXed by a mental health professional, then take it up with him or her, and start some treatment regimen.
I feel what's going on with the 3 of you, is just adolescence and your environment.
When I was in my early teens, I couldn't get along with my parents, as time went by we grew so close, the storm of adolescence was finally over and in the past, it does get better.
Best advice I can give, if you really concerned if you have a mental illness, is to seek professional help and then follow through.
Lots of luck

[littlemissjess]

I already have ADD, and my T knows I have really bad anger problems and how my emotions always flip flop. But I've only had 2 T sessions so far. But we'll see.

I looked up "What is hysteria" on google and I found:

Hysteria / Hysterics:
A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women, in which the emotional and reflex excitability is exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished, so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into paroxysm or fits. [Webster1913]

[darkeyes]

ADD is the other of the 2 DXes I have. To prevent any forms of hypomania and/or mania, my pdoc finds it safe to use Concerta vs other ADD meds. though it is a stimulant, like ritilin, it is time released which prevents any sudden shifts from up and then dropping down, which often occurs with almost all stimulants used for ADD.
Having both disorders can be tricky with medication combos, pdoc's have to be very conservative as well as observent with their patients. I count myself fortunate cause my pdoc has been right on target while at the same time, over the 5-6 yrs I haven't had any bad side effects.
I send you wishes that you too, will be as lucky to find a pdoc that can be of best help to you.
Take care,
DE

[Seraph]

Hysteria isn't actually a mental disorder (it used to be).

Most people use hysteria to describe someone who's overreacting to something.

[littlemissjess]

I kind of got that when I read it but I don't. My mood just shifts like crazy. I'm on Seasonale (the pill) but I've had these symtoms before that. I can become very serverely depressed, then next second I could be laughing and talking about something else without anyone saying anything to me to cheer me up. I just feel calm and happy sometimes, then angry, mad, depressed, pissed off at life another.

My mom says she's sick of it, and my boyfriend says I'm bipolar and I was like hmmm? But my T is sending papers over to my fam. doc so i can get ADD meds. Now I'm worried that will mess with me alot. My T said probably ritilin would be my med for ADD. But I used to SI when I got very depressed a year ago so I'm worried maybe ritilin would effect that even more?

[darkeyes]

I still feel you should see a reputable psychiatrist and be re-evaluated, sounds like there's things that conflict here. And family docs shouldn't really be replacing a psychiatrist, they are GP's not Psychiatrists, sure they can write scripts, but they are not qualified to serve as a psychiatrist. I think that is the only way to get to the point of this and start proper treatment, this dancing around stuff, pdocs not available, etc. is only delaying you from starting on the right path.
Persue, seeking professional treament and correct DXes, improper meds by GP's can only mess you up more, in my personal opinion. Just my own opinion. Take some time away from the computer and start looking into referrals, hospitals can even connect you with mental health professionals and where they have their practices.
Some hospitals have very good behavioural health departments, who also can be of great help to you and with info.
Take care,
DE

[littlemissjess]

I see a T right now, and my psychiatrist I was going to see, I can't get into until July. So I'm going to see my fam. doc. tomorrow so I can get meds quicker for my ADD since i'm failing really bad in school right now. I see my T in about 2 weeks though. But thanks for everything, I'll be sure to find some more info out.