Wow, my Mood-Swings are ruining friendships? Help!?

I think I suffer from either Borderline Personality Disorder or Bipolar Disorder, yes I do see a Psychiatrist and Social Worker but I have not told them what I think I suffer from because they are the professionals and I'll let them diagnose me. I am 17 and have bad Mood-Swings. Why does this happen? What may it be a symptom of?

I have many symptoms of Borderline + Bipolar but I'll just tell you about the Mood-Swings because this is what the question is about.

Usually I feel empty. But at the same time I feel so many different emotions at once and they are all going round in my head and I switch from one to the other all the time. I will be sitting alone relaxed and then I'll start to become paranoid and then scared and then I'll get upset and agitated and really angry and frustrated and then I'll become lonely and feel guilty.

For example, a conversation I had with my best friend before was going well, we were talking about loads of random stuff, then I started to get bored of listening to him talk, and then his voice started irritating me and I started getting agitated and I could feel myself getting angry and he kept talking about random stuff till I said, "Oh my God do you ever shut up! I don't care about your stupid dream just shut the hell up your really p*ssing me off!" And at the time I felt real HATE for him and it was so sudden and abrupt and after it I felt really bad, this never stops, all the time my emotions are changing and it affects my social life and my school work and everything. What should I do?

you've got to manage anxiety and feelings of discomfort better. Breath deeply, relax, close your eyes, leave the room and go to the bathroom, or simply go outside, etc. There are small things you can do to avoid allowing yourself to get this agitated when you are actually chilling out with friends.

Work with the therapist and psychiatrist openly and honestly and hopefully they can help.

Sounds like you need to increase your levels of Serotonin, a hormonal neurotransmitter found in the brain which regulates moods. Your symptoms reflect a low level situation very well. Serotonin is produced by eating foods containing a chemical called tryptophan. It is particularly plentiful in chocolate, oats, durians, mangoes, dried dates, milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, red meat, eggs, fish, poultry, sesame, chickpeas, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, spirulina, and peanuts.

Another excellent way of producing more serotonin is getting more exercise. That's why people feel a 'high' when they've had a good work out, serotonin is not called the 'happiness hormone' for nothing :-) Eating chocolate also has that effect but only for a short period.

I've attached a link which will give you a very good introduction to Serotonin and it's effects, the only quibble I have with it is it doesnt mention the benfits of exercise in raising levels, which is a serious oversight. And it's definitely worth your while Googling it (but watch out for all those sites pushing 'supplements" :-). Hope this helps and you give it a try.