im having bad mood swings!

[lars90]

First of i want to say i am not taking drugs except for alkohol. Ill keep it short if you want more detail feel free to ask.

Okay i just dont know what to do im 18 doing an exchange here in argentina for 4 more months more and latly i have just been getting real pissed or really mody until almost even deprest. There will be moments where i feel happy and confident until something happens (smal thing) that litarally crushes me. The problem is it gets quit down and unconfident (people have already told mr that im unconfident here) which i cant be here and second of all it has already gotten me in trouble because i get angry quickly aswell. I just have these complete stong emotions dont know how to encounter them. Im a guy it not like im on my period suler od for me.


So what i wanted to ask: what do you guys do to get you out of the circle of thinkig bad of yourself and what do you do when your really angry or down and your with other people.
If anyone can relate to this it would be great if you could help me by leaving a response, because im really going though some shit here. I cant even tell anyone why because i havent found the reson for all of this yet.

 

[T. Calderone]

I can relate in the sense that I can't always put my finger on what exactly it is that gets me down. I struggle with bipolar depression and am attempting to begin therapy again. It's really hard because I don't like to talk about it, but that's what they are trying to make me do.

Plus the medications gave me nasty side effects so I told them I won't take those pills. It comes down to finding someone you feel comfortable saying these things to. With me, I have a couple friends who are willing to listen. That's made a big difference in my life, somebody who doesn't judge me and give me some honest feedback. I know how you feel though and it's not easy.

 

[Anonymous3]

5-htp
l-tyrosine
omegas
(that shit can be expensive though^)

trick yourself into being confident in an pinch, like just tell yourself your the best and shit, it will inevitably wear off quickly, and might actually make things worse after.

I know what you're talking about. That's my best advice

 

[legalizeall]

i think this is a great question and give yourself a little credit for coming on here and asking for advise on how to deal with this.

I think as humans the best thing we can do is be kind to our fellow person. Sounds corny i know but when your happy and positive, you attract that in your life and its contagious. I think that is all that is asked of us as people is to be kind to one another. Becoming a better person is what i see you trying to do but remember your not perfect and emotions like you describe are natural. The question then becomes identifying those emotions and seeing whats at the root of them.

I ask myself when i get angry, what is my role in this. Most of the time when im angry , my ego is threatened in some way. Or another reason is that im seeing something in a situation that i cant accept. If i had acceptance of whatever was going on, there would be no reason for me to be angry. I think starting with being totally honest with yourself, which can be difficult, and stepping back for a minute to ask "now why am i angry over this." or another one i like to ask myself is "why cant i accept this."

Acceptance is the boiled down root of alot of angry and frustration that people have. There is something there that they simply cant accept.

Once you see what it is, it becomes much easier to fix it. But shit man, what you describe is something i think we deal with our whole life cause its human emotion. You get better at it and more mature but it never stops.

 

[sexNcandy]

Well mate to be totally honest I really thought it was a girl in PMS until you said you were a man.

Who knows, maybe you're just emotional and that's normal, having a rough time away from the friends you grew up with and family. If you just want to make sure you could go to a psychologist or a therapist and have a session to see what they think.


Don't be hard on yourself. Everyone has their own struggles and sometimes it can feel like an everyday battle. But at other times you are in a good head space and everythings just always good. Keep your head up

 

[lars90]

Thanks for all the cool replys. Its totally wierd all these mode swings at times when im super confident its awesome but then 10 minutes later im super siper down again. Im actually quit an awesome person when im in a good mood and feeling confident but im so bad when im unconfident and in a bad mood.

I think I found the root for my problem. The problem is that I cant speak the language good yet. I cant express myself right. I can say what I want what I need and understand fairly well usally its just that the words dont have a meaning yet.

It annoys me quit allot since im a very out going person. It just makes me fuck everything up.

For example I was with a girl I really like yesturday but was in this state and I kept doong really really stupid things like showing her pictures of others girls or telling her she has big cheeks. Afterwards one of the worst things is that it eats me up from inside because I just had to be confindet and failed again.... its horrible...

I dont think im able to go to a psychiatrist here the problem is that its quit expenive and I really wondt know what to tell my family here nor my family where I live nore the direktor of the program. For a fakt im already taking tablets I got hrre against my ADD I really don't have it anymore it kust males life easier when im not so impulsiv especially when im with people rhat dont understand me that well.

 

[falsifiedhypothesi]

I've only gotten mood swings when I was taking wellbutrin. Actually it wasn't really mood swings, I was just pissed all the time at everyone and everything when I was on it. I was also raging at my psychiatrist who prescribed wellbutrin to me again against my wishes and then proceeded to be unavailable when I wanted answers. Anyway the only thing that calmed me down was smoking cigs or playing the guitar.

Just step back from what you are doing and tell yourself to relax. Then force yourself to do something that relaxes you, or something you enjoy doing.

 

[Maya]

5-htp
l-tyrosine
omegas
(that shit can be expensive though^)

trick yourself into being confident in an pinch, like just tell yourself your the best and shit, it will inevitably wear off quickly, and might actually make things worse after.

I know what you're talking about. That's my best advice

I have gotten mood swings from excessive alcohol use yes, it would get me really down a day after and just want to be alone and lock myself in my room. I do agree with most of the supplements here except for 5HTP as it didn't help me out but instead gave me more anxiety but then again OP trial and error.

Exercise does wonders too so if you haven't been gettin on your workouts time to give a shot!

 

[Emme80]

All the Rough, Raw, Confusing,Out of Control emotions can make one over analyze every move made

 

[phatass]

it can be stessfull as ou say to be in a completeley different geographical location. Do ou speak fluent spanish? It's normal that there wil be frustrations, being far away from friends and family, the best thing you can do atm imo is focus on why you're in Argentina... (studies? work? holidays?)
all the best to ya!

 

[herbavore]

Lars, cómo estás?