Have I got a minor case of manic depression?

I'm 14, and think i have a really minor case of manic depression, but i'm not sure. Sometimes i'm just normal, hate french class, like seeing my friends, normal stuff like that.
But about a year and a half ago, I had a depressive stage, for quite some time, and i progressed and got better and have the odd sad day.
But this fortnight, last week, something hit me, and i had the most awful 3 or 4 days probably in my life, i felt nothing could make me happy, even though i may have it better than some. I really really wanted some sort of anti-depressant pills. I scratched my arms until my skin broke once of frustration, and shear unhappiness. But this week, its been really pleasant, I haven't dreaded school, i've enjoyed my friends company and when i'm like this, nothing can stop me. Even when my dad called shouting down the phone, I wouldn't let it get to me.
I think i've inherited depression from my dad.
Have I got it manic?

I've had big depression periods, once last last year for about 5 months and later on for about 2.

Manic depression requires at minimum hypomania, which is subthreshhold mania. It is considerably more than feeling happy. Nothing you've described sounds like it. Some depression, yes, but it could possibly be puberty.

Talk to your parents. Being open with them is important and will help you feel better about knowing your are not alone in your feelings.

I'm not sure , but i often feel like this - maybe you should go to your doctor or just talk to someone about how you feel x

hope you feel better soon ! :] xx

I think you are just a teenager. you sound just like me, I too have stratched my arms and made marks that last days and I think I may be depressed but for other reasons. If bad stuff happened to you then you are going to feel down and crazy, especially with all your hormones going crazy. If you are worried then talk to some one, a friend or your parents or a doctor. But accordind to my psychology a-level you have to have the symptoms for like two months and they can't be due to greif or stuff in your life that's bad. So if you are really worried about it then do talk to some one, they amy say it's just being a teenager, or that it's stress or that you are depressed and may offer you concelling or anti-depressants but in my opinion anti-depressants isn't the right path to start down unless you are really worried, I've seen people on anti-depressants and their life doesn't improve because of the drugs, it use allows them to handle it better on some days.
Goodluck xxx

Im 13 and a few months ago I also had a stage of been really depressed for a few days. You normally find that when you have depression something triggers it off like someones died etc. Also when you do have depression you may feel its something alot more worse or serious when really its just depresson. I suggest that you try take your mind of it as sometimes we may just think about been depressed for a while and then literally become depressed (if you know what I mean) watch this, it should help- http://www.wikihow.com/Cope-with-Depress...

i don't think that you have manic depression - i just think that you had a bad week.

i am 20 and have recently been diagnosed with depression and you sound a lot like i did at 14. i was self harming and went through times when i couldn't cope and other times when i was happy. speak to your GP - they may be able to put you in touch with a counsellor so you can talk about things, as you dint want to bottle it up.

the hardest thing to do is to talk, but try it, it will help, i promise xx