huge shift in emotions

[dave29]

Hi

I'm new to this site so apologies if this type of message has been posted loads of times before. I've suffered from anxiety for the last ten years of my life and have been on and off medication the whole time.

Does anyone ever experience constantly changing emotions? By this I mean, happy for half an hour, sad for half an hour, constantly repeating itself? I seem incapable of being happy or sad for a whole day and its driving me mad. I don't know whether the happy me or the sad me is going to wake up in the morning. It makes doing anything or socialising impossible as I don't ever feel like myself. I feel like I have two very opposite sides to my personality and they're constantly fighting.

Last week I sat on my sofa and started crying I felt so depressed only ten minutes later to be happy and full of hope! Nothing had triggered the shift in emotion. Surely this isn't normal?

Any opinions would be welcome

Cheers

[mothermac]

Hi Dave,I can relate to what you are feeling a little as I swing from feeling elated one minute to being a bit down the next.With anxiety I think we are so in tune with our emotions that every little thing will register in our brain and we analyse instantly.People I work with have said to me that they don't know from 1 day to the next how I am going to be,one day I will walk in the door quite chirpy and the next look like thunder and snap everyone's head off.My husband finds my mood swings quite frustrating and they have been a factor in a few arguments in the past,he knows I suffer from anxiety but can be unsupportive at times.
I wouldn't get too hung up over this as like I said,we tend to obsess a lot,much more than someone say who doesn't suffer from stress and anxiety states.

[HazG]

Hi yes i feel like this i but it down to the loss of mum in Jan this year thats when all my problems started,i have had all sorts going on,feel ill all the time! up one min down the next it drives me mad i have never been like that.
I am hoping it will get better.