Is it normal to be depressed for a few days every month?

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I'm fine most of the time ("energetic" and "bubbly" according to one of my coworkers). But then a few days out of almost every month I suddenly end up suicidally depressed.

I spend every waking hour dwelling on how horrible my life has been, how i'm so ugly that i haven't had a boyfriend in years, and how i wouldn't have to suffer anymore if i just ended it all.

It doesn't seem to help that i know none of those things really bothered me the week before, and that i'll probably be fine again next week. Is it just because I noticed the pattern and subconsciously expect to be depressed every month, or is there actually something wrong with me?

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Based on 80 votes (72 yes)
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  • Finding_Peace_In_A_Mad_World
    11 years ago

    It sucks being a woman, I know.

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago

    I think it's your period. Your period makes you a bit more hormonal and sensitive than usual. It's normal, it happens to me at times.

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    • NeuroNeptunian
      11 years ago

      This.
      When I PMS, I become generally irritable and a bit depressive.

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  • disthing
    11 years ago

    I have this but a little more erratically than a few days every month. I can certainly empathise with you though.

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  • alv1592
    11 years ago

    Sounds like menstruation. But if you're concerned, see a doctor.

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  • iEatZombies_
    11 years ago

    Relative to what Floydzie said, it could be a cycle your body/brain goes through. Overanalyzing won't help, though.

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  • dirtybirdy
    11 years ago

    Ya I'd say its your period. Sucks, don't it

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  • GingerWaterDemon
    11 years ago

    Definitely normal, I know I drive my boyfriend nuts. I was way worse when I was taking a high estrogen birth control pill though. If you're taking any kind of hormone supplements, birth control or otherwise, you need to talk to your doctor about these feelings. My doctor switched me to a low estrogen pill and I was back to my normal, crazy-for-a-week-out-of-the-month self. If it's really bad though, you really should talk to your doctor. I know I think about doing that sometimes, but I'm kinda chicken about it. Don't be chicken if it's really bad!

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  • Shaggyjunior
    11 years ago

    I used to be like this because of PMS, now I take Citalopran, it works, but I'm not bubbly most of the time anymore :(.

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  • Mason334
    11 years ago

    Psps you sound hooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

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  • Mason334
    11 years ago

    1 period if not that then everyone has the days they hate ether way it's Normal ps sounds like period

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  • intellectuallychallengedmaybe
    11 years ago

    sometimes mood swings can be due to vitamin deficiency. go to doc, get checked out. sometimes taking the right vitamin can make all the difference. whats your vitamin D intake like? look it up on internet - "vitamin D benfits".

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago

    It could be due to allot of different factors like your period (that is if you're female) or something to do with the seasons.

    I'm feel like I'm stuck in a cloud for most of the year. I have extremely rare periods of happiness, but those are often quickly dashed away. When it comes to seasons, for some strange reason It seems that I'm more prone to becoming suicidal during the summer. Sure, feel suicidal during other months, but summer actually makes me feel like "taking action". O_0

    For you, I'd say that it's normal unless you end up hurting yourself. Try to do things that make you feel better like painting or watching a film.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I wish.

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  • emilydoll
    11 years ago

    It's normal but always remember that it will pass, and you should maybe journal or exercise and especially sleep good and eat good. Diet and sleep has a major effect on how our bodies work. And you're not ugly, you're human.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I'd have to disagree about not being ugly. Last guy i tried to do anything with actually threw up the second i was topless.

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      • q25t
        11 years ago

        This may be late but I apologize on behalf of men everywhere for that guy's behavior.

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  • weirdquestions1
    11 years ago

    I have this too, it lasts for about 2 weeks straight or comes and goes every month (its not my period!) I don't know if this is normal or not, I wish I did.

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  • prasatko
    11 years ago

    I voted "normal", but in fact I think that it would be normal to feel like this most of the time, not just a few days a month.

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  • AlphabetCity
    11 years ago

    the mine fields of life never go away, we just get better and navigating our way through them

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