untreated anxiety / bipolar? linked to Pill?

Ashley

Hi guys, for over 3 years I've been a very anxious person and have had some bad thoughts in the past and recently I've been having violent mood swings (one day I'm hyper and very ambitious then next I'm sobbing all day and can't cope with anything) and it's starting to effect my relationships etc. I went to my doctor and all he suggested was that I "take some time to learn how to calm down" which did not help. I don't know what to do now as the doctor doesn't listen and there's new stresses coming into my life that I'm scared will make it worse or cause my work and home life to get affected. This is basically just a rant but if anyone has any experiences and can help I'd appreciate it. Could it be related to my contraceptive pill?