Mianhe

Okay, well I'm 14 (Which is really, really young for a bipolar diagnosis, I know) and I've been having crazy mood changes - I had four or so months of pretty mild depression (in which I started self harming but generally functioned okay) followed by eight or so months of feeling on top of the world (hypomania, definitely not full-blown mania - no delusions, although I was over-the-top religious for that time and making stupid decisions all over the place) and then severe depression for about six months (as in, "I planned suicide and gathered what I'd need to attempt it" severe. I also have developed disordered eating). My mood is fairly stable right now - a month and a bit of feeling normal - although I haven't been able to kick the disordered eating or the self harm that carried over from the depression.

There is a family history of bipolar disorder and mood disorders in my family but is it likely to be just teenage stuff? My mum told me that I was just overreacting around regular mood swings because I know about the family history.

I mean, using that method where you put rosemary leaves in a jar, cover them with some sort of natural oil and leave them for six weeks. Most recipes recommend either high quality olive oil (which I don't have) or any natural oil such as grapeseed oil. (The oil isn't for cooking, I'm making it as an alternative headache remedy, in case that helps - I know this is in the wrong category but I think more people would know the answer in this category than in others.).