Bipolar vs Borderline Personality Disorder – How to tell the difference

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Ahhh yes, the emptiness. “Home sick for a place I’m not even sure exists”

i will go from laughing and smiling to sobbing and being suicidal in literally 10 minutes.

I was subjected to grooming as a toddler and showed all the Borderline symptoms. What worked more than anything was getting into exercising and lifting weights. It gave me dopamine and a sense of control and empowerment. That along with diet and cognitive therapy has given the the tools to have a mostly healthy relationship dynamic and it's making such a great difference in my relationship. ❤

I got diagnosed with bipolar 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

Finally, a real psychiatrist discusses these issues on YouTube

I think mental health courses should be mandatory for k-12. It’s just so important it’s crazy.

I have a close relative with BPD and over the years I was seen her literally jump up and down and lay out in the floor when a relationship was ending. For many years she would always follow me around a store and anything I picked up and admired, she would purchase it. It got to the point that she stopped getting her own cart and would follow me around and simply place duplicates of what I purchased in my carts. I began to get really annoyed over the years as she adopted the same sports teams as me, clothing, the food she would silently watch me prepare, AND she switched her medical doctor to the same one I used. She claimed my life experiences as her own and would tell my stories placing herself in my place. She also love to get confusion started in the family and bow out once everyone was at each others throats. BPD is not only difficult for the person that has been diagnosed but also the people around them and the person they decide to mirror for any extent of time. Thank you Dr. Marks for this space for information that has allowed me to develop empathy for this relative instead of annoyance.

I was correctly diagnosed BPD in my 20’s & worked diligently to find coping mechanisms and treatments that worked to improve my daily life for 15 years. Last year I felt I needed professional help again to reign in my anxiety during a stressful period & after a single 45 min phone session, a psychiatrist diagnosed me bipolar and tried to prescribe me an SSRI (which, in the past have made me unpredictably violent). I wish more mental health professionals were more responsible in their diagnoses because there is no way I can share enough info about my life verbally in less than an hour for someone to make that diagnosis and be 100% sure. At surface level I am sure I appear bipolar but that is because my BPD is well managed and I currently have a very stable relationship. Without context and history, it’s an easy misdiagnosis. I just wish psychiatry required a certain number of hours or testing to prescribe medications because it seems most psychiatrists I’ve encountered are quick to throw pills at a problem even when you’re specifically against daily meds.

I got misdiagnosed with borderline. I got a second opinion and I actually had bipolar disorder. Thanks for explaining the difference.

I love the comparison between weather and climate. Very clear.

I was in a toxic relationship over 6 months ago. I’m not going to go into detail, but after watching this video I literally thought about her after every single symptom you mentioned for borderline. It was as if you were describing her word for word. This really opened my eyes. Thank you for spreading information about mental health as it’s so so much more important than people realize.

my girlfriend informed me she has BPD, videos like these are really helping me to understand her better. thanks for this video

My partner is bi polar and my daughter is diagnosed borderline ......oh l love them so much, its often hectic but the love l have for them is like no other.

This explains my mom to the "T" ... I miss her. She disappeared a couple years back. I really hope shes ok.

I feel like I get attached to people very fast and then feel abandoned when they pull back a little or when I sense that they're pulling back. It's beginning to really affect my life.

The crazy thing with Borderline is that there's about 9-12 different types that all have different projections but having to do with similar spectrums. I've seem to go a blend of about 2 or 3 of em, but as I learn more and talk with my psychiatrist and therapists, they can help narrow down what to look for and help steer in the right direction.

I don't know why but I started crying when she started to describe the borderline personality. Everything she said was like a dart straight to my heart. I really need to look for help.

"What goes up must come down", a little phrase I say to myself when Im manic to try and keep myself level. The depression can get just as bad or worse, or just dealing with the mess you made. Thanks for your videos.

I was diagnosed today and this is my starting point. I was misdiagnosed with bi-polar and general anxiety a decade ago but now I guess I am back to trying to understanding myself.