Is it melancholia or am I just feeling low?

I take it you're a teen. A lot of teens have mood swings and they are essentially normal. But if they feel too much, and particularly if you are feeling at all suicidal, then I urge you to talk with your mother because she definitely wants to hear that and you would absolutely not be bothering her.

I' m not a Dr. or therapist, but there can be many reasons why you feel this way:
1. Situation depression - dog die or love issues?
2. Physiological reasons: your body is causing mental stress- are you eating right and getting enough sleep and exercise?
3. Hormonal - you don't give your age but females can experiece fluctuations that cause sleeplessness, hot flashes, depression.
4. Medical Psychological - chemical imbalances in the brain that causes behavior problems.
5. Environmental - living in high stress environment
6. Temperament- family personality pattern to handling life that is learned by family members
7. Teen angst - feeling overwhelmed by the teen years.

So you can see, there are many reasons why you might feel this way. Talk to an adult about how you feel ( counselor at school? Doctor)

Clearly Tim you're a newcomer, welcome, and think you'll find a buncha very smart fellas, only 'bout half [TAT] tho will give you a hard time about anythin', no matter how innocent. Y'jus' gotta learn to ignore 'em

'Bout ur prob, dunno; tho been in w'/t' shrink, some of us might like to know more 'bout you

My first reaction is, at your age don't worry, lotsa kids feel the same way, just stick in there, Tam, stick w/it

Any Q's, expls, claris etc, welcome

Wow Punk, on b-1/2 of 2002, thanks for that

No kiddin' now Punk, did you just dash that off or how long did it take ya