It's normal, I have mood swings all the time

I experience it too, OP. I'm sorry I can't really offer any advice on how to manage it..

Same here, I can go from relaxed and content to anger and wanting to close myself from everyone the next second. Although I think I can form the beginning of an answer: environment.

The environment you're currently in is making you repeat a 'bad' routine that allows these mood swings to happen. Perhaps you have no clear goal and are moving around in circles, meaning you can't go forward. I know that's at least partly true for me.

I don't have mood swings so I can't sympathise or help you, OP. I suggest you don't rely on caffiene or other drugs, however.

I know how you feel. I'll go from taking it easy on minute to constant thoughts about how shitty the world is and how much I wish I was dead the next.

Thanks for your responses. To answer 1394, I am sort of doing something with my life right now, but in most ways I feel aimless, like I'm not working towards any goal that I actually want. Now that I think of it, the goals I'd really want to achieve I can't even begin to go for. That might be the problem.

Then of course there's the whole social issue, but I'm so detached from it at this point I don't believe it's a problem for me anymore.

Dude, I am the same way without my meds. I don't know if you're counting that as drugs or not. Ironically, before I was on them I used to use illicit drugs to try to self-medicate and that did not make things better.

I highly advocate the appropriate administration of psychopharmaceuticals, though. With a little therapy and the right cocktail of meds, life is so much better.

I'm relaxed most of the time. Don't really have mood swings but whenever I feel stressed out from school or just stuff in general, I try to go for a good walk outdoors.

I think its good if you have access to fresh air and a nice open forest/park area. It helps to calm the mind. Personally I try to always spend some time outdoors even in bad weather.

Being outdoors always helps to keep me calm and think clearly.

>>1402
I don't take any meds. I probably do have a couple of genuine problems that would justify getting some, but they're not bad enough that my life gets completely disrupted, and in any case I don't know if my insurance would cover it. I'm also afraid of the possible side effects. I just need to change my way of thinking, or my way of life, or just anything.

I don't think I'll cut out the caffeine, because using it is the only way I can ever be productive. I think the lows are worth the highs in this case.

>>1409
I do find being outside helps my mood, no matter what the weather's like. The only problem is almost everywhere I go there are fucking people around, and I can't seem to find any outdoor place nearby where that isn't the case.