Emma B

I just wanted to know exactly what bipolar is, I've read different articles on the internet but still don't understand it that much, I don't know if I'm just being paranoid and that maybe my mood swings are average mood swings and nothing to do with bipolar. Reading the internet it sounded like peoples moods last for a long time, for example a week or more of manic mood and then a week or more of depression or mixed moods? So I'm not sure if I fit into this category as my moods seem to change frequently. like within an hour I could have changed from being really happy and excited about something to feeling really down. I do lose interest in things easily, like I'll get an idea to start something, i'll research it and everything then about a week later I'll forget that an move on to something else. People have said my moods are extreme like either im happy and excited or im down an wont talk to anyone, I'm never balanced between the two. Apart from different moods what are the other symptoms you should look out for? Also sometimes I feel like I'm going off the edge a bit, like losing myself an losing touch with reality, sometimes I feel really angry and want to punch someone and I feel like i will explode if i don't calm down. Sometimes I feel so down, like what's the point in me being here. Sometimes I'm feeling really creative and want to make something of myself, other times I feel like I'm worthless and what's the point. Also what causes it? I read that it can be in your genes but I don't have anyone in my family with it, what else can cause it? Also last year I was diagnosed with depression and was off work 3 months and taking antidepressants for that which i don't take anymore. I've noticed recently that I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay in the house and kind of cut myself off, which is really not like me, usually I am really motivated and want to go out shopping or to the cinema or anywhere and now my motivation is gone and people think I'm lazy. I just feel really worn out and I don't know what to do, if I should go to the doctors, only I'm worried I'll go and they will just say there's nothing wrong with you, stop wasting my time. And I don't know who to talk to because I don't want people to make fun of me. I just want to know how other people with bipolar knew they had it and what symptoms to look out for. i did also read that people with it can go out and spend money impulsively, I do that as well and sometimes they can be really expensive things. I just don't know if I'm reading too much into it and I'm being paranoid or if there is a chance I could be bipolar. Please can someone give me some advice.

Hi its my b-day on 27th August and am tryin to find something to do! Does anyone know if there are any events in Sheffield area around this date! Like a dinner an disco at some hotel or a themed night somewhere?

has anyone ever used it to record off sky to external hard drive? I was going to put my saved programmes from sky plus onto an external hard drive using the usb port so i could then delete them off the box, but after googling it a lot of people say you can only use it for charging things like i pod etc??????

I am from the UK so I don't know very much about it. So the puritans landed in North America and the Native Americans helped them out with food etc which started off Thanksgiving??

Some things I've read says it is celebrated on the 4th thursday in November and some it says the 3rd thursday, which one is right??

Is there anyone in the UK who celebrates this, I bet it's a lot of fun getting all the family round and having a big dinner - maybe not for the person who's cooking though! What else do you do on this day??

ok so about 2 weeks ago i was cutting it fine for a concert i had tickets for, made it to the car park then ran, i couldn't believe how out of breath i got in such a short space of time, it made me think i need to get fit.

im not sure what to do as im thin anyway so i don't really want to lose weight! i bought a yoga dvd but although it said beginners it was really hard to follow so i've given up on that. im looking for something i can do at home really.

also any tips on what to say to my family as whenever i talk about needed to get fit i get lectured from my mum and sister, saying do you want to lose weight, do you think you're fat and wanting to know what I'm eating and how much. thanks!

something just doesn't add up. she said she was going to the local shopping centre to pick something up she was talking on the phone walking to the entrance when a guy pushed her to the floor and took her phone.

This was on a Saturday around 4 pm, she then texted from her own number on Monday? She is on Orange network and they say they don't transfer numbers at weekends as it too busy for them to sort out any problems, also they say it can take up to 7 days to transfer numbers if they have a lot to do, also as soon as the left the house to go to the shopping centre which is 20 mins drive away someone rang her and the phone was off but yet she was using it when it got pinched, surely you wouldn't turn the phone off just to have to switch it on again, do you think she made it all up?

basically she was meant to go to a party and didn't show up which is the 2nd time she hasn't shown up to something, but surely if she didn't want to go she should just say or if she is going to lie say she feels ill or something not pretend she was robbed?????

Ok a little background info first, my mum and my sister-in-law (Lindsay) do not get on ever since they had an argument last boxing day and Lindsay threw my mum out of their house and made her go home! My brother (Matt) still comes to see mum but neither him or Lindsay speak to my sister anymore after another falling out around last christmas. So here's my dream:

Mum was sat in the middle of the settee in our lounge and Matt was in the kitchen making drinks. Me and my partner were just in the lounge stood there. Then Lindsay (she hasn't been to our house since the fall out) came in and we heard her talking to Matt in kitchen and we were like oh no! Then she came in an looked at mum (I was thinking what's she going to say) and she said i put a roast in the oven before i came and mum just went mmmmm, then Lindsay went to sit down next to mum and mum went to move up but then all of a sudden Lindsay sat on mum's knee then mum shoved lindsay's legs up to get her off and lindsay ended up like rolling over backwards and there was a little struggle between the 2 of them before Lindsay fell off the settee and we thought there was gonna be a right fight then Lindsay just started laughing then i woke up.

I had a strange dream last night with hulk hogan in it! For some reason he was taking me to work and he was driving his yellow dodge ram but it was right hand drive (I live in UK) I know because i was in passenger side but i was sat in the left side and he was driving sat in the right side, we were going round a rounderbout and this women in a people carrier like the one my brother used to have pulled out infront of us at the last minute. then we were talking about it and i remember saying well you should have just hit her, it wouldn't matter to us because we're in a dodge ram (I would never normally say something like that or do anything like that in real life). Then i remember he was driving me to work again another day but this time he had just announced to me he was getting divorced from linda (his wife) and he was taking me in a car this time, i dont no what car but it was black. then when we got to work i was stood outside with him introducing him to everyone at work, although it was the same people i work with now in real life the work building was different, and the layout of where you pulled into work was different and I get the feeling that it was a different kind of work altogether!

Just to let you know I do occasionally watch hogan knows best on telly but I hadn't watched it before I had this dream or seen hulk hogan on telly or in a magazine or anything so I have no idea why he was there.

I also had another dream where I was at the hairdressers getting my hair done for a party, but I know why I had that dream, I'm having a party in 2 weeks and will be getting my hair done before and I was thinking about how I want it yesterday before going to bed!

I was left in like a dump site by my sister wearing nothing but a blanket. I was laid out on like a bench and this car with 2 guys and a girl in it came over so i tried to hide under my blanket but it didnt work. So i ended up getting in the car with them and they seemed like they just lived in the car and the person driving wasnt very good at it! they stopped off at some shops and told me to wait in the car while they got me some clothes. i ended up starting a relationship with the driver, part of me felt as though i was just pretending that i had nothing as thou im being undercover for something. anyway we drove for ages and somehow we ended up pullin up outside this house, me and the girl went inside and there was another girl in there who wispered to me you need to bring her in that room and everything will be ok, i took her in this room and there was someone in a bed and then this person just came out from nowhere and started attacking this girl i went in the house with, something didnt feel right and she managed to get free, we started to run out of the house, i looked back and saw her stumbling about and i shouted come on we've got to go, i made it out to the car and got in and said lock the doors until she gets here then go, he said im not waiting and drove off without her an i started crying cos we'd left her behind. we drove to this place where it was dirt road and a fenced off area we got out and walked over to this man, he said to me do you still have that phone i gave you, i dinnt have a clue what he was on about but there was a phone in my pocket, he said eve wil be ringing you soon its time to go. the guy who i was with said its ok you're better off without me an started to walk off, i started to cry and went to hug him, he pulled away but the other guy said he should hug me, so he did and i didnt want to let go but he pulled away, i wanted to hug the other guy too but he'd already gone, then i was walking away with these 2 women, one said it only takes so-and-so 5 mins to get here and then i woke up.

i am looking for a home learning course on sealife but am not sure where to look or where to start. I am really interested in learning about different sealife, I've been to most aquariums in the UK where I live and also been to Florida's Sea world twice. I would like to learn more but I am not sure where to start. I have seen some internet sites with information about sea life on but I would really like to do some sort of course on it where I'd get a qualification at the end so that if the opportunity arose I would be able to take a job working in an aquarium or something similar.

Ok so I work in an office which is nothing special but it pays well and I finish at 4 every day so that's a bonus. I'm doing a home learning beauty therapy course - i don't think I'll get a job at the end of it because there's nothing in my area but I find the course interesting and I could always work from home if I wanted to go in this direction.

I am now thinking about doing a home learning course in aquarium's and fish. It basically teaches you about breeding, keeping them in good health, how big an aquarium needs to be, how to build your own and so on. I am really interested in sea life and love going to aquarium's and sea centre's but again there are no aquarium's in my area so I probably wouldn't get a job at the end of it - so is there any point in me doing the course? I was thinking I could always keep the job I've got and breed fish at home and sell them or something??

I am off to Florida in 2 weeks time and while there I am booked to go to discovery cove and swim with the dolphins! I know that check in is at 8 but should I get there earlier than that as I am hoping to get my swim in the morning so I'm not clock watching the rest of the day. What time would you advise I try to get there for?

i have been to see it but some of the bits from the trailer were not in the film - does anyone no why - it's annoying that they advertise it with bits in then you go and see it and they dont show it! bits like when she goes outside and her car has no wheels and when she says malibu moment - who are we? i no she does actually say this bit in the film but its when shes in England and not in America like the one on the trailer is!!

Hulk hogan wears a top that says icon vs icon and has a picture of him and the rock facing each other. Do you know if this is a top he's had specially made for himself or if you can actually buy it anywhere?

ok i don't have much money but recently was in a minor car crash and my doctor told me some stretches to do to help me get better. He also said getting lots of excercise will help me to get better. I've taken this as an omen to get fit and healthy as although i'm not overweight i am not very healthy.

i eat good meals and drink plenty of water but i very rarely have fruit and im always feeling tired which i think is related to my diet! I also mainly snack on chocolate and biscuits!

i do have an excercise dvd but if anyone has any advise on the best excercise and the best foods to eat i would be most greatful!

Ok so I know people are worse off than me and I try to stay positive but it's just so hard - everytime I think something is starting to go right something drags me back down again - how can I make things better?

Firstly my job is doing my head in - they are all looking out for number 1 even though they say teamwork is everything and we should help each other. about a month ago i was in a car accident and was off work - they kept ringing me up nearly every day asking when i was coming back and even though my doctor had signed me off they said well can't you come in for a couple of hours anyway! they never asked how i was. i cant find a new job as i think it will be difficult as im 23 and this is my 5th job - my 1st i didnt like 2 and 3 were temporary and my 4th i was made redundant and i think people wont employ me as i've had so many jobs already. i think i'd like to be a receptionist so i can interact with lots of different people because i like getting to know people.

am currently studing this course from home - do you know if this will get me a good beauty therapy job when i have finished? I am about a quarter of the way through the course and am doing really well!

the only problem i face is i am not getting any hands on experience except for practicing on my friends and family which wont really help to get a job!

I am thinking it might be a good idea to get a job in a shop selling beauty products but i have no sales experience either.

Is there any websites or recruitment agencies (UK based) that deal just with beauty therapy jobs?

I am also worried as I get really nervous in interviews so I'm not sure if I will even get in a job if I get too nervous and can't sell myself!

do you know what job's i can look for with the qualification that i will have at the end of my course?

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i am currently studing this course from home - do you know if this will get me a good beauty therapy job when i have finished? I am about a quarter of the way through the course and am doing really well!

the only problem i face is i am not getting any hands on experience except for practicing on my friends and family which wont really help to get a job!

I am thinking it might be a good idea to get a job in a shop selling beauty products but i have no sales experience either.

Is there any websites or recruitment agencies (UK based) that deal just with beauty therapy jobs?

I am also worried as I get really nervous in interviews so I'm not sure if I will even get in a job if I get too nervous and can't sell myself!

do you know what job's i can look for with the qualification that i will have at the end of my course?

I want something cheap to run but also with a good safety rating! not too big as i only really use my car to get to work and back which isn't that far away - any ideas?

on a question i asked i got an email as normal sayin i have a new answer so i click on it but there's nothing there - and on my profile it says there is 11 answers to this question but when I click on the question it says there is 10, any ideas?