If you have flashes of depression and happiness in alternating cycles, you might have manic depression. Like me.

Just to put that out there.

...and if you want another potential scapegoat; there's always the possibility of being bi-polar. Not that I'd know, but...

I'm no stranger to depressive highs/lows, either - though, my swings tend to be seasonal. Regardless, my sympathies are with you; hopefully you're not having too much trouble coping. :/

I'll have you know I love to hang out at Wal-Mart. It's amazing how many things you can do to scare people and not get thrown out.

I said I hate people who think it's cool to hang out in Walmart. Like, the people who go in there, wheel a cart around, laugh like they're the stuff, and walk out. I agree - Walmart's amazingly funny to mess around in.

If you have flashes of depression and happiness in alternating cycles, you might have manic depression. Like me.

 

Just to put that out there.

...and if you want another potential scapegoat; there's always the possibility of being bi-polar. Not that I'd know, but...

 

I'm no stranger to depressive highs/lows, either - though, my swings tend to be seasonal. Regardless, my sympathies are with you; hopefully you're not having too much trouble coping. :/

I've been unofficially diagnosed with manic depression and bi-polar by other people, too. Considering my family history (my background includes several suicides and a lot of alcoholics), they're both completely possible. At some point, I probably will see a professional - but only if I think it's that bad.

QuarterMaster- Just a question about manic depression - how often are the flashes? Because mine are typically 3-5 days unless something really depressing or really exciting happens.

North- Heh, I think everyone has mood swings from the seasons; just some people have it worse than others, and I'm guessing you're one of them. And I'm not anymore; it's livable. I had one severe depressive period before, but I've been careful to avoid situations that would put me back into that rut.

QuarterMaster- Just a question about manic depression - how often are the flashes? Because mine are typically 3-5 days unless something really depressing or really exciting happens.

By research, a single episode of either mania or depression can last up to weeks.

But from personal experience, mine last a few days at most. Frequency for me is also affected by stress levels or trigger events.

And to clarify, manic depression is the same as bipolar disorder.