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12-20-2005, 04:04 PM
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Re: I am very emotionally unstable
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[ QUOTE ] I think before anyone ever seeks professional help, they should try to exercise some every day, find a physical hobby that gets them outside and tries to eat well. [/ QUOTE ] I don't mean to sound offensive, and I know you are genuinely giving advice to the best of your ability, and of course healthy living can be beneficial to one's state of mind but as a psychologist I just don't like it when people advise others whom they know nothing about that they diet or excerise is the answer. You don't know this guy, and to say that anyone should delay in seeking professional help ever is not necessarily a good thing to do. I hope that doesn't come across badly, but people who view psychological problems as being due to diet do so because they just aren't familiar with psychological issues. [/ QUOTE ] Well actually, my experience corroborates the diet/exercise advice. I saw a few therapists for my 'personal problems', and some of them helped and some of the didn't. But the best thing I ever did for myself was begin a program of rigorous exercise and daily yoga. These things have helped me become a very happy, and successful, person. The OP should certainly seek professional help. But these other things are things he can also at the same time do for himself, and in my opinion they are at least as beneficial. 
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#22
12-20-2005, 04:49 PM
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i have bipolar disorder and this is what life was like for me before i got help for it. i think people cannot really relate unless they have it. i would feel really aggravated and angry for no reason at all which could last anywhere from a day to a few weeks at a time. other times i would feel completely worthless and depressed and not really wanting to get out of bed or do anything which could also last just a day or for weeks at a time. other times i would feel fine for days or weeks at a time. occasionally my moods would change within hours, for no reason. it is not like how most people live, where an outside stimulus changes the mood, such as seeing a girlfriend and missing them or what not, it is a mood that just comes out of nowhere for no reason with no trigger and the mood is very powerful. mmoods that are actually triggered by something seem completely out of proportion with the trigger. someone turning on the TV would make me feel like i wanted to kill them. a sad song or moment in a movie would wipe me out for a week. people think you are just being moody or dramatic and you feel bad, like it is your fault and you should be able to control how you feel but you can't. actually, you just have a biological problem in your brain which is easily fixed by medication. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolar.cfm at any rate going on medication changed my whole life-- i recommend at least going to a psychiatrist and talking about what you are going through. right now the hardest part for me is convincing myself to keep taking the medication because i can convince myself i do not have bipolar disorder when i am on the medication because i feel so much better. maybe you don't have it, but it sounds like might. worst case is you go and at least talk to someone about what you are going through and maybe feel better about what has been happening. you don't have to live your life the way you have been living it. [/ QUOTE ]I can relate a lot to what you are describing. Maybe I am bipolar [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]. Thanks. I have seen psychologists before and they haven't mentioned anything about it.
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#23
12-20-2005, 05:25 PM
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Re: I am very emotionally unstable
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[ QUOTE ] I think before anyone ever seeks professional help, they should try to exercise some every day, find a physical hobby that gets them outside and tries to eat well. [/ QUOTE ] I don't mean to sound offensive, and I know you are genuinely giving advice to the best of your ability, and of course healthy living can be beneficial to one's state of mind but as a psychologist I just don't like it when people advise others whom they know nothing about that they diet or excerise is the answer. You don't know this guy, and to say that anyone should delay in seeking professional help ever is not necessarily a good thing to do. I hope that doesn't come across badly, but people who view psychological problems as being due to diet do so because they just aren't familiar with psychological issues. [/ QUOTE ] If I were a psychologist, I would definitely take issue with my advice, after all, you could be charging him per hour to tell him this, if it is the root. If its not, then it still got him outside and a little healthier. I might be slightly biased, I am close to graduating with a double major in psych and kinesiology which I am planning to take to grad school. Maybe afterwards I'll rethink my statement. In the meantime, I stand by it. And clarification, I did not say "diet or excerise is the answer", I said that it might be.
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#24
12-20-2005, 07:19 PM
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You must be a [censored] sapien. I think that's your problem. [/ QUOTE ] Isn't that odd, the word that is censored? Lets do be so completely PC. The "H" word for "man"; the "G" word for happy. Where's George Orwell when we need him? bill
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#25
12-20-2005, 11:49 PM
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Some days I will be very aggressive and horny. [/ QUOTE ] oh jeez.. When you always raised my blind I just thought you wanted my money! [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
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#28
12-22-2005, 11:30 AM
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Re: I am very emotionally unstable
Havent read the other posts but I am sure they are full of sacastic and humorous remarks. I am a very emotional person myself and what I suggest is this.
Keep track of what you eat/drink and your moods. Many times food can really affect your state of mind. Stay away from processed crap and fast food. Try organic foods... no chemicals to screw with your brain. I have eaten good food now for a long time and when my body craves even McD's french fries I feel like crap after eating them. Your body knows best. You might not even realize how it affects you. When I finally got my father to quit smoking within 6 months he noticed an amazing difference. He couldnt believe how much smoking affected his energy. Same thing for foods. If you find there is no pattern or no improvement in diet change see a doctor for some meds. Also how old are you? Young guys can have swings, all those hormones. If its for poker DEFINITELY keep track of foods you eat. I avoid certain foods before a tournament, I drink certain drinks to keep my mind focused. Every bit helps.
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#29
12-31-2005, 10:57 PM
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Re: I am very emotionally unstable
I think I may have Bipolar Disorder also. I was diagnosed with depression many years ago and recently with anxiety. Can you please let us know what medications you take? I take Lexapro 20mg and Clonazepam 0.5mg daily.
BTW, please don't go off your meds without a plan and a serious consultation with your doctor.
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#30
12-31-2005, 11:44 PM
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Re: I am very emotionally unstable
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I go through huuuuuuuuge mood swings all the time. I'd compare it to going through the menstrual cycle, but I have no first-hand experience. Some days I will be very aggressive and horny. The next day I will be sad and passive. I can be motivated one hour and not care the next. I can love an ex-girlfriend, not being able to live without her, then the next day not really care too much about what happens with her. I don't understand it. It's as if my entire thought process about everything changes. [/ QUOTE ] drugs man. start takin the drugs
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