https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/please-help-i-cant-figure-out-if-i-have-anxiety-or-depression-or/m-p/49483#M8473 <P>Hi, im new the forums and i really hope you can help me. It has been going on for quite sometime now, about 7 - 8 months but has gotten worse over the past 3 months. Now i feel very edgy, like someone could say or do one tiny thing and i can go from being happy to wanting to punch the first thing i see. Its like i have years of anger just waiting to be unleashed. But its not only the people around me that can change that, i can also just go from being happy to angry in a matter of minutes. I also just feel very sad, like i could cry and cry for days but i try not to because i dont think there is a reason so i would be crying over what, nothing. For some reason i feel like there is nothing to look forward to in life, i have no drive or ambition to do anything anymore. I have gotten lazier and lazier and just lost all life in me. Also, a couple of times, not to often i have questioned myself asking if what im doing is actually what im doing, like im dreaming or something for a couple of minutes, and sometimes for those couple of minutes my perception of time screws with me. Sometimes if i am out, with parents or infront of friends parents i worry that im gonna do something weird and make an ass of myself. One last thing, im in a long distance relationship, she only lives about an hour away but i only get to see her on weekends, sometimes not for two weeks, i just thought i'de mention that just incase it is a factor. Please, any help will be greatly appreciated, Thank You</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:20:41 GMT Claudio 2013-06-03T12:20:41Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/please-help-i-cant-figure-out-if-i-have-anxiety-or-depression-or/m-p/49483#M8473 <P>Hi, im new the forums and i really hope you can help me. It has been going on for quite sometime now, about 7 - 8 months but has gotten worse over the past 3 months. Now i feel very edgy, like someone could say or do one tiny thing and i can go from being happy to wanting to punch the first thing i see. Its like i have years of anger just waiting to be unleashed. But its not only the people around me that can change that, i can also just go from being happy to angry in a matter of minutes. I also just feel very sad, like i could cry and cry for days but i try not to because i dont think there is a reason so i would be crying over what, nothing. For some reason i feel like there is nothing to look forward to in life, i have no drive or ambition to do anything anymore. I have gotten lazier and lazier and just lost all life in me. Also, a couple of times, not to often i have questioned myself asking if what im doing is actually what im doing, like im dreaming or something for a couple of minutes, and sometimes for those couple of minutes my perception of time screws with me. Sometimes if i am out, with parents or infront of friends parents i worry that im gonna do something weird and make an ass of myself. One last thing, im in a long distance relationship, she only lives about an hour away but i only get to see her on weekends, sometimes not for two weeks, i just thought i'de mention that just incase it is a factor. Please, any help will be greatly appreciated, Thank You</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:20:41 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/please-help-i-cant-figure-out-if-i-have-anxiety-or-depression-or/m-p/49483#M8473 Claudio 2013-06-03T12:20:41Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/please-help-i-cant-figure-out-if-i-have-anxiety-or-depression-or/m-p/49484#M8474 <P>Dear Claudio,</P> <P>Check the BB guidelines for bipolar - mood swings and then no drive kind of equate with the high and then low moods of bipolar. &nbsp; I'm bipolar and just something about the way your described yourself seems a bit manic at times then a bit slow. &nbsp; If the checklist bamboozles you try the GP of do an assessment with a psychiatrist.&nbsp; A GP can organise a few free appts with a Mental Health Plan.&nbsp; Hope that helps.</P> <P>Adios, David.</P> <P>PS&nbsp; Has your weight gone down too?&nbsp; You know - that remark about <STRONG>"my perception of time screws with me"</STRONG> is totally bipolar along with the crying over nothing as your brain cracks open with all the mood pressure.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bet your sleep is screwed too and you look for stimulation constantly.&nbsp; It's all there.</P> <P> </P> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:16:46 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/please-help-i-cant-figure-out-if-i-have-anxiety-or-depression-or/m-p/49484#M8474 The_Real_David_Charles 2013-06-04T09:16:46Z