Can someone please tell me if these are symptoms of puberty or something else?

[ahappyplant]

I don’t know how I am going to handle this anymore so I will just put what is happening to me here and hopefully someone will please know what exactly this is.

I have started to feel rather odd in the past year or two. I figured it was due to puberty but after something that just happened I am not so sure. So basically I used really fast and bad mood swings such as extreme loneliness or extreme anger or extreme happiness but there was always some kind of trigger for these feelings (it could be a small thing such as seeing an ant crawling around the floor or the sunshine hitting my laptop)

Since about 6 months ago, the trigger disappeared. I started to get these extreme emotions for no reason, and I only noticed them after I saw my mom grow upset at me because I got really angry for no reason. I don’t want to upset my mom so I guess that is why I am writing this.

Since about 5 months ago, all of these emotions became more extreme, as I would often cry (basically sob). Right now I cry almost twice a day and it gives me headaches and unreasonable pain.

However, I think today and a similar experience that happened a few weeks back could have been the most painful experience to which I honestly don’t know what to do.

Let me first explain the one that happened a few weeks back. I heard something funny that my brother said and I started laughing. Eventually this laugh grew bigger and of course I teared up a bit. However, soon I was hysterically laughing and crying and the joke wasn’t even funny and seeing my parents grow uncomfortable made me laugh even more and it also made me cry even more.

This experience was much worse because I was all alone when it happened. I was messaging my friends just now and then I randomly started crying for no reason. Then I started sobbing and I felt happy and angry and sad. What made it wrse is that I was in the dark it scared me so much and I couldn’t stop crying and I couldn’t find the light switch but I was trying not to wake my parents up so I just stayed in the dark basically terrified. I found the light switch about ten minutes ago but I am still shaking and don’t want to turn it off again.

The reason why I am writing this is because I don’t know if this is what puberty feels like or is it something else. I am a 16 year old female, I go to school and I have a few hobbies. Sometimes I feel like there are two people inside my head because I switch my moods so often. I don’t want to talk to others about this because I feel like I will be ridiculed because I seem overdramatic.

[Natsteveo]

Hi first of all could you please confirm your age

Thanks

[ahappyplant in reply to Natsteveo]

I wrote it at the bottom i am 16 and my birthday is on 13th September

[Natsteveo in reply to ahappyplant]

Ì am so sorry to of asked you that but I have to company rules

You do sound like your going through a really bad time aren't you

It could be a bit of everything to be honest it could be puberty anxiety because your hormones will be so lively at the minute it I'm not a medical professional im only going by my own experience you do need to see a local Dr my friend hormones and puberty are hard to go through as it is one minute you can be ok next you can snap!! But that also comes with anxiety and depression too.

My advice would be to first go to your doctor see what he thinks and what's the best road for you to go down and then go from there just take baby steps take it day by day try and calm down I know it ain't easy but just breathe and calm down it's hard I know

Here if you need to talk about anything

Nat x x

[pugwash80 Supporter]

Hi whether this is depression or puberty you need to see a dr honey. If you’re feeling it then it’s not dramatic. You need support to figure this out. All the best xx