[SiriusKyoki]

So well at least twice a month a have bouts of an overhaul of emotions all at once. Mostly they're triggered by a really small thing like my mother yells at me or my brother won't shut up. They last about an hour or two.

Then the next day and the rest in between the "fits" I go back to normal for me which is an indifference. I feel numb to everything especially my family. I'm still like a normal teenager in school but nothing that happens to me really affects me.

The whole cycle of it freaks me out because the little fit like things range from crying my eyes out to almost throwing one of those napkin-wrapped knifes from a restaurant at my brother to fidgeting to the extreme and muttering to myself in school. While in the "normal" period I'm impolite and blunt to even my friends but I don't notice.

Any advice on this would be every appreciated.

Hello, SiriusKyoki. Have you told your treatment team about this?

[madisgram]

sounds like mood swings to me. have you professional help regarding this?

[Leed]

I'm probably totally wrong, but it sounds like you're a typical teenager to me. Kids are growing up much faster nowadays and their hormones are raging, and it's difficult for you to know what's going on. Yes, you may have manic phases, plus "numb" times ~ but I've seen this in about every teenager I've come in contact with --- and that's been alot since my granddaughter, who is 15 was living with me up until a few months ago.

Teens have alot more to face these days than ever before. Nothing is really "safe" like it was in "my day." There are dangers everywhere you go. If it isn't drugs in school, it's predators outside of school, there's a war going on, there's unrest in the world, and everyone is talking about Doomsday. Good grief! How can a child NOT feel manic/depressive?

To me, this is somewhat normal -- if it gets TOO serious then yes, a therapist should be called. But what you are describing sounds pretty normal for a teenager to me. God bless and take care. Hugs, Lee

Well put Lee - my daughter just moved out so it has not been so long ago when I was dealing with all of these issues. I can tell you the most devastating thing to me was watching her go from playing with dolls to worrying about her weight and wanting to wear Amborcrambe clothes in the course of one summer!! Geesh! That was when she started Jr High School.

The transformations you kids are expected to undergo in such a short period of time is unbelievable!!! You don't have any time at all just to be a kid...it's so sad. I seen it so often with my daughter...then when she got in High School the kids seemed so anxious to get involved in "serious" relationships to the point where they acted like old married couples that had been together for forty years!!

I always used to say that they were missing out on some of the best times of their life! At your age (in a perfect world) life should be worry free, be responsible, have fun and most importantly BE YOUNG!!! Life has enough pressures especially as you grow older so I might suggest you don't borrow any before your time...

mho....

Love and Peace
J

[SiriusKyoki]

I've been told often that how I feel and act is just because I'm a teenager. My mom says, my grandma says; but I have friends who are teenagers and even they think its too extreme even on a teenage scale. Over the few years I've started feeling this way and that; it's gotten worse I'm pretty sure the whole puberty thing starts worse and then gets better or that's what I've seen in those around me.

I do happen to have a therapist but she's our family therapist and pays more attention to those issues. Though I have told her of things in the past I tend to not remember specifics and just know it happens. I'm getting better at not blocking out the details apparently and I told her basically exactly of the "napkined knife incident" and she gave me this look and wrote a bunch down. So I'll know what that was about next week.

P.s. Thanks for the replies, even if it's what I've heard before.

Hello, SiriusKyoki. If you think you would do better with your own therapist it may be worth a try, especially one with a background in teenage issues. I am pleased you have been able to open up more. The idea is to help you with your concerns.

Good luck.

No one wants their situations to be made 'light" of. I do hope you have not misinterpreted that in the advice that I gave you - IF YOU feel this is something that is outside any "norm" than please pursue support.

The other side of that is that I think sometimes we can all be too quick to put a "label" on something and "treat" things that really require nothing more than time, love, support and guidance to help us through the difficulties.

J

[thetheft]

Originally Posted by SiriusKyoki

So well at least twice a month a have bouts of an overhaul of emotions all at once. Mostly they're triggered by a really small thing like my mother yells at me or my brother won't shut up. They last about an hour or two.

Then the next day and the rest in between the "fits" I go back to normal for me which is an indifference. I feel numb to everything especially my family. I'm still like a normal teenager in school but nothing that happens to me really affects me.

The whole cycle of it freaks me out because the little fit like things range from crying my eyes out to almost throwing one of those napkin-wrapped knifes from a restaurant at my brother to fidgeting to the extreme and muttering to myself in school. While in the "normal" period I'm impolite and blunt to even my friends but I don't notice.

Any advice on this would be every appreciated.

Thats wierd, because the same thing happens to me. Usually I dont feel anything, like im numb, but then something small triggers everything to just pour out of me, and i cry, and i scream, and i get really angry for some reason.. And the suckish part about that is its always when im with my boyfriend. /: hmm.

[IceCreamKid]

Originally Posted by SiriusKyoki

So well at least twice a month a have bouts of an overhaul of emotions all at once. Mostly they're triggered by a really small thing like my mother yells at me or my brother won't shut up. They last about an hour or two.

Then the next day and the rest in between the "fits" I go back to normal for me which is an indifference. I feel numb to everything especially my family. I'm still like a normal teenager in school but nothing that happens to me really affects me.

The whole cycle of it freaks me out because the little fit like things range from crying my eyes out to almost throwing one of those napkin-wrapped knifes from a restaurant at my brother to fidgeting to the extreme and muttering to myself in school. While in the "normal" period I'm impolite and blunt to even my friends but I don't notice.

Any advice on this would be every appreciated.

Because you describe them as fits, I urge you to ask your parents to schedule an appointment with your family doctor.