Depression is starting to interfere with school work

Hey,
Wow, I haven't posted in here for a long time.
OK, well, I've been extremly depressed lately. There's been a lot going on in my life that just makes me feel more and more depressed. It's really hard on me because I've had so much to deal with as it is... and more and more stuff keeps coming up. It's really starting to affect me and get to me.
School has become harder and harder to deal with. I finally went and talked to a few of my teachers and told them some of the stuff that's been going on lately. I've been really out of it lately, especially in school. It's been hard to stay focused and on topic in school during class. It gets frusterating. When I'm trying to do homework I get frusterated because my mind is going so many different ways that I can't concentrate. It's really starting to get hard on me because I'm a really good student.
My best friend told me last night that she thinks I'm probably manic depressive, and now 3 of my friends are telling me that they agree with her. It's scary.
OK, I'm gonna stop blabbing now.

~Jamie~

AHHHHHHH..... it's up to 6 people that agree with my friend now..... I'm scared... I don't like this.....

~Jamie~

Have you told anyone how you are feeling besides your friends? Maybe you can talk to your parents/guardians, or even a couselor at school. Its better to get help sooner rather than later. If its affecting your school work and concentration you should definitely get help. Dont be like me and let your depression go untreated because it just gets worse the longer you let it go. Good luck.

Hey,
Some of my teachers know that I've been really stressed and out of it lately. I haven't talked to my school counselor yet, but I'm thinking about it. She knows I'm not doing the greatest, but she doesn't know what's been going on lately because I haven't really talked to her since the last day of school... wait, I take that back, I talked to her a few days before I went to my mom's and two days before I left... but we didn't talk about much in those two times. The last day of school last year we talked for an hour and a half.
I don't know... when she asked me how I was doing on Wednesday I told her not so good, but I didn't tell her why.
Anyways, I have to get going.

~Jamie~

Jamie,

Go and speak to your counselor and go and see your family dr.

What are you waiting for? You need to diagnosed by a professional. As the person before me told you, it isn't going to get better. If your leg was kept aching and you couldn't participate in sports or whatever, you'd see a doctor. Sounds like your concentration has been compromised.

Speaking to a counselor/professional may help to clarify how you feel.

Hope this helps. You can feel better.

Hey,
Thanks so much. Umm... actually... my dad won't take me to the doctor. You brought up the example of a leg hurting to the point where you can no longer participate in sports... and that's actually the reason that I can no longer play volleyball.... I hurt my ankle 10 years ago and my knee in cheerleading 5 years ago, and when I hurt my ankle my mom never did anything about it... and when I hurt my knee my dad never did anything about it... even after it hurt for 6 weeks. So yeah.... umm... I don't think that would really work with this case either. We don't have a family doctor.... no one in my family has been to a doctor for at least 8 years now.
I am seriously thinking about talking to my school counselor about everything, but I'm not so sure right now. I mean... if I told her about everything and how out of it I've been I'm sure my teachers would give me an extension on the work, but I really don't know... I don't want to be given special treatment just because of everything I'm going through.
OK, I'm really getting scared now. I now have 8 friends that think I'm manic depressive. It's not fun.
OK, I'm going to go now.

~Jamie~

Thanks for your post Jamie.

That is why school counsellors exist. You could still see a counsellor and not get an extension on your work, but you know that...

Could you describe what your friends see that makes them think you are manic depressive = bipolar 2

Since you are not ready to discuss how you are feeling/coping with a counsellor, why don't you share some stuff here. You will no doubt find it helpful, and it may give you the confidence to actually seek someone out. You can always stop posting whenever you feel like it.

Hope to hear from you.

Could you describe what your friends see that makes them think you are manic depressive = bipolar 2

What makes my friends think I'm manic depressive is that I'm often going from hyper and happy to extremely depressed for no reason, usually within a matter of minutes. Lately more than before I've been going from one mood to another to another within a matter of minutes for no reason what so ever. My friend, Lacey, said that she's seen it in me a lot in the 7 or 8 years that she's known me.
Well, I gotta run. I have to get ready for school.

~Jamie~

Hi Jamie,

Thanks for replying. From what you have described, this doesn't sound like bipolar 1(aka manic depressive disorder). What about anger and irritability? Do you find that you are very sensitive to criticism? Do you have any other symptoms?

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Hey,
Well, we had an assembly today during 3rd hour that was given by a representative from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and the minute Mr. Klein said that the assembly was being done by MADD I turned to my friend and told her, "I shouldn't be here, my aunt died 2 and 1/2 years ago." Then I started crying. After few minutes I was alright, but then about 10 or 15 minutes into the assembly I started crying and I cried through the rest of the assembly, a lot of times so hard that I could barely breathe. Christie, Stephanie and Liisa brought me to talk to Mrs. Clark after the assembly and I talked to her for an hour, until lunch. I'm still pretty upset about it... but talking to Mrs. Clark calmed me down a lot. I was in no condition to go to class after the assembly, that's how bad I was crying. When I told Mrs. Clark that as soon as Mr. Klein said that the assembly was going to be given by a rep. from MADD that I told my friend I shouldn't be at the assembly, she agreed with me. She told me I should have just left and went to her office right away before the assembly started.
I told Mrs. Clark that I've been really badly distracted lately and haven't been able to do my school work.
OK, well, here's the thing, I've been having like major mood swings for about 2 weeks now, going from happy to sad, to crying, to happy within a few minutes, etc. There's no reason behind it ever, just kind of happens out of the blue often 5 or 6 times a day while in school and then a few more times when I'm at home. I constantly have racing thoughts, I'm always having a hard time in social situations, with getting things done on time because of the racing thoughts, etc.
I have to go.

~Jamie~