Is it normal that i have severe emotional issues?

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I'm not sure how to begin but here goes.

Lately I've been having serious mood issues. I get extremely mad over things, and extremely sad at the same time. Sometimes I get stressed out to the extent that I get headaches and heartaches. Chest pains are getting frequent lately. Normally, when I get angry, I try to distract myself by going on funny sites to laugh. Around my family and friends, I'll act like my usual self; playful and cheerful. When I'm alone and fighting with my bf, or if I died in a game, I'll get extremely irritable and begin cursing at other things. I think my issue has elevated ever since a few years back. I also feel worthless and pessimistic at the same time. A few weeks back I cried without reason. I didn't know why I cry.

So.. is this normal?

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    You'll fit in perfectly here...

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    To be truly honest, it seems more normal to have emotional issues than to not. 232 million prescriptions written for anti-depressants in the US, which is a country of little over 300 million people should answer your question.

    There's a chance that you could have an emotional disorder or a chance that you are experiencing simple hormone related mood swings. In either case, speak to your parents or an otherwise trusted adult about this. If you do have an emotional disorder, treatment as soon as possible will most likely ensure the greatest chance of success, and you just can't diagnose these things on your own any more than a random stranger on the internet can!

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  • Blue_Velvet
    11 years ago

    Are you a teen? maybe it's the hormons.

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  • sleepycomet
    11 years ago

    This is normal because everything that happened to me was at the first ten years of my life, so my world-view was somewhat negative. I grew up alone and without love so that left me not being able to trust, I can't love anyone, I can feel empathy so I'm not psychotic but I am deemed to be emotionally distant and distrusting for the rest of my being, because of childhood.

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  • Skylae
    11 years ago

    A lot of people get emotional - some more than others. It's not weird at all but if it's affecting your day-to-day life you might want to consider some methods of dampening it down. What works for me - and I'm not saying it'll work for you but maybe it's worth a try - is breathing exercises, particularly when it's more of a sudden irrational feeling and not really based on outside influences. Next time you feel it all bubbling up try sitting down and breathing in and out really slowly and steadily 10-15 times. It sounds dumb but it works for me 9 times out of 10. Also, seeing a professional therapist/counsellor/analyst/whatever might be a good idea, if even just to vent for a little while.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    If you are young, it might be normal and might be because you have not learned to cope with your own emotions yet... Or you could have some real problems. Talk to people who would actually be qualified to give you some proper feedback. A good place to start is with your parents or your doctor.

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    • whitepeach
      11 years ago

      Yes, I'm actually quite young. Turning 18 this year, to be exact. I guess, and I sure hope so, it's just a normal teenage mood swing!

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