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Crying for absolutley no reason!

Hi.
I just wanted to know if anybody else (mainly girls I guess) cry for absolutely no reason at all? I never used to, but recently i've just felt down and i don't know why.
It's like a mild form of manic depression or something, i have moments when i am really happy, usually when i'm out with mates or like last night on the first night of freshers week and then today i've been on and off either wanting to cry or actually crying and don't tell me it was because of the hangover. It was wierd today cos most girls i know would be ecstatic to spend the whole day with their boyfriend but, i was just not happy. It's also really worrying him cos it is so not like me and he thinks it's something to do with him because i've really gone off sex at the same time.
I have no idea what is going on with me, but its been like this for the past week or so and there is no explanation. Everything is perfect at the moment, i'm back in Plymouth, my mates are fine, my new housemates are wonderful, my boyfriend is lovely as always, and my parents for once aren't driving me mad. There is no reason at all for me to feel up in the clouds one minute and as low as an ant the next. Can anybody explain what i'm going through and will it ever stop?

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Reply 1

Are you trying to manipulate someone?

Reply 2

Freshers week? I take it you have just started uni then? I really wouldn't look too far into it, no matter how you act externally or think you are coping with the change home ---> uni, its incredibly unsettling in more ways than anyone actually realises. You have just been chucked out of one life and into (a normally far more exciting and interesting) another one, its a shock to the system. Don't panic, im sure it will pass!

Reply 3

Its the hangover :smile:

Reply 4

vickyrkenya
Freshers week? I take it you have just started uni then? I really wouldn't look too far into it, no matter how you act externally or think you are coping with the change home ---> uni, its incredibly unsettling in more ways than anyone actually realises. You have just been chucked out of one life and into (a normally far more exciting and interesting) another one, its a shock to the system. Don't panic, im sure it will pass!

No, i'm about to start my second year at uni, so i'm used to being away from home and i actually feel more at home at uni than i do at my parents place now, summer was mental. But i just can't work out why when i look around everything is so great and yet i am still not happy. Looking at my situation people would say 'Wow, your life is great, you must be so happy!' and yeah i probably should be, but i'm not.

Reply 5

Hormone imbalance due to pregnancy?

Reply 6

matt@internet
Are you trying to manipulate someone?

I not sure what you mean by that, but considering other posts of yours you are not being friendly or helpful. Plus I would know if i was pregnant.

Reply 7

I'm trying to be friendly and helpful, but apparently I'm failing miserably :frown:.

Reply 8

Maybe you are possessed?

Reply 9

OMG the EXACT same thing has been happening to me for the past few months its so wierd.
iv gone off guys stuff and snap alot. and i get choked up and teary for no particular reason!

i just put it down to my hormones going crazy because i have PCOS

Reply 10

hippieglitter
No, i'm about to start my second year at uni, so i'm used to being away from home and i actually feel more at home at uni than i do at my parents place now, summer was mental. But i just can't work out why when i look around everything is so great and yet i am still not happy. Looking at my situation people would say 'Wow, your life is great, you must be so happy!' and yeah i probably should be, but i'm not.


Still think i know how you feel. Its like I lead a double life (home and uni). Everytime i get chucked from one to the other it really unsettles me. Im generally alright with going back to uni from home (or have been so far), but even going back home, seeing family and friends who i havent seen for ages on the first couple of days I still don't feel happy. It really really weirds me out to be honest...why am i not happy...ive just seen X, havent seen X for ages, yet im thoroughly miserable, whats wrong with me...

Reply 11

asianangel86
OMG the EXACT same thing has been happening to me for the past few months its so wierd.
iv gone off guys stuff and snap alot. and i get choked up and teary for no particular reason!

i just put it down to my hormones going crazy because i have PCOS

I have PCOS too, but since being on the pill my hormones have really calmed down and its only in the last week of so its just started happening.

Reply 12

ahh well im nt on the pill u c.
did u mean its the last week of ur pill? if so the drug concentration is probably reduced to help ur body prepare for u to stop taking the stuff; maybe thats allowing ur hormones to go haywire?

Reply 13

asianangel86
ahh well im nt on the pill u c.
did u mean its the last week of ur pill? if so the drug concentration is probably reduced to help ur body prepare for u to stop taking the stuff; maybe thats allowing ur hormones to go haywire?

No, its not the last week of my pill, and anyway that happens every month and i dont get like this every month, its only just started.
If your PCOS is bothering you, i'd advise going on the pill, it'll help regulate your periods and if they are painful it'll help that too.

Reply 14

hippieglitter
No, its not the last week of my pill, and anyway that happens every month and i dont get like this every month, its only just started.
If your PCOS is bothering you, i'd advise going on the pill, it'll help regulate your periods and if they are painful it'll help that too.


i cant, because of my family history the risk of me developing liver failure would just be made too great if i went on the pill.
maybe your diet/exercise routine has changed? something like that wil affect ur hormone balance too?

Reply 15

ITS THE WEATHER. I'm starting to wake up feeling cold, a sign winter is coming

Reply 16

It could be to do with unresolved conflicting emotions occurring in the unconscious (taking a psychological stance which has been derived from my limited knowledge of the subject so don't quote me on this).

On a general note, these sudden changes in emotional state seem to occur mostly in adolescence and females. Try doing something different like going for a walk or devouring chocolate. :smile:

Reply 17

Could be depression. Unknown to many people depression doesn't actually need emotional problems to occur. It can be due to your biochemistry...more importantly slight changes in schedule.

It's normal to feel down, but you don't want it affecting your life. I'm just judging from what you've said however, the mood swings, crying and lack of interest in sex really points to depression, but a mild kind.

If you want to talk msg me, I had manic depression for two years.

Best thing I can suggest is GP/counselling through university. I know it sounds stupid but sometimes just taking a step to sort it out/make a change can make you feel lots better.

Take care of yourself

xxx

Reply 19


and that is relevant because????

Sounds like depression, could be caused by SAD though this seems unlikely as it's a bit early in the year yet. could be caused by the move, maybe it doesn't have a cause outside of your physiology.
Go to the doctors, get some counselling.
I'll probably get slated for this but anti-depressants can be an affective treatment. though alternatives are avialable, try reiki or reflexology, both are pretty expensive though. Or st' john's wort, though this could affect your pill.

Had PND a few years back and what you describe is soo close to what I was feeling.