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Originally posted by SecretGoldfish
reply to post by Lacyisarobot
Sounds very familiar, and is what I'm afraid of.
Did you ever notice a pattern to your moods?edit on 26-7-2011 by SecretGoldfish because: typos
Originally posted by nixie_nox
As easy as it would be to blame teenage hormones, you need to look into bipolar II disorder.
You said the cracks were there for years, they are symptoms, not cracks. And mental illness often fully manifests itself in the teenage years. 15 is about right.
She needs a full psyche workup, a mood stabilizer and an anti depressant, and a therapist who knows what they are doing.
All the things you mentioned, the drug use, the bad decision making, the depression, are all symptoms of bipolar disorder. They are not the cause.
And you can do your daughter a big favor and accept she is sick instead of trying to pin it on every outside influence you can think of.edit on 26-7-2011 by nixie_nox because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by nixie_nox
If it were hormonal, you would also notice complexion changes, extreme weight gain or loss at a quick rate, hair changes, sleep disturbances, etc. Hormones effect every part of the body and will manifest themselves physically.
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by SecretGoldfish
If it were hormonal, you would also notice complexion changes, extreme weight gain or loss at a quick rate, hair changes, sleep disturbances, etc. Hormones effect every part of the body and will manifest themselves physically.
edit on 27-7-2011 by nixie_nox because: (no reason given)