Is there a word to describe having a lot of mood swings- feeling low and then feeling ok cycle

[crazybatlady]

I'm a bit stressed at the moment so don't know if that's anything to do with it but lately I've noticed that my mood totally yo-yos. I have constant ups and downs.

Something will be on my mind/ something small may trigger me becoming really low and feeling very sad. Then something equally random like I'll pop over to my dsis house and after a while I'm not feeling low anymore and I'm ok. Then I might be ok for a day or two or a few hours and I'm feeling low again.

It's really really exhausting mentally all this up and down and I don't know what is wrong with me. I am worried that I have a mental illness or something.

I've been through tough times before in my life but never experienced this yo-yoing of mood. Im not even going through anything tough at the moment and the only negative is that I just have a bit of a stressy / busy life like so many others.

I'm not sure if there's a specific condition, but you've just described my mental state.

I think I have anxiety issues so I'll get in a downward spiral of worry about invented problems. Then all it takes is for a tiny piece of reassurance and I'm up again. The reassurance could just be someone in a shop chatting about the weather.

I'm a single parent and dont have much meaningful communication with adults and I think the loneliness has really affected my mental health. X

@BedraggledBlitz I feel exactly the same as your second paragraph

I initially thought maybe I have bipolar which I know nothing about but upon reading online it doesn't quite march what I experience

Cyclothymia perhaps?

How old are you OP? Could be peri-menopause (from early 40’s) - anxiety not related to anything. Waking early with a sense of dread?

Bipolar would be much more extreme, but it does sound as though you may have mild depression. I would book an appointment with your GP.

Could diet be affecting it too? Sugar can cause up and downs in moods.
Sleep as well.
Go for brisk walks or exercise to get rid of pent up energy.

I think I do have mild depression- it's my marriage that brings me down mostly. I find when I'm with people ( friends/ family) that's when I feel better.