Hey everybody! Today were going to talk about the
difference between bipolar disorder
and borderline personality disorder. So let's get to it
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I've heard from a lot of you that you had questions about
what the difference was between bipolar disorder and
borderline personality disorder and I'm here to tell you about it.
So, I have a bunch of notes and I have my DSM on my lap
so if you see me looking down and around, it's because
I'm double checking myself.
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In a nutshell
The difference between bipolar disorder and borderline
personality disorder are that borderline personality disorder
as with all personality disorders, it's a pattern of
behavior that goes on for a long period of time.
Bipolar is more labile mood focused, so things are going
up and down.
and I will get into a little more detail as we move through
this. I also think it's super important to note that BPD
commonly co-occurs with depressive disorders and
bipolar disorders.
Therefore both criteria are met, you can get the
diagnosis for both. Yes, there are going to be differences
that I'll point out, but know that if you suffer from both
that is completely normal.
and its something that's actually very common
and if you want more information about borderline personality disorder
click over here! I'll have this open in a new tab
so you can watch it after this video.
If you want more on bipolar disorder, Click over here.
This will be a short playlist because there are a bunch of
variations within bipolar disorder.
wether its one or two or cyclothymic
There's a lot of things to talk about
but that will also be in a new tab so you can save that
playlist and watch that later.
The main difference between bipolar disorder and BPD
is that bipolar disorder is episodic
meaning it comes and goes.
we'll have a couple weeks of depression, maybe and
a week of mania. We may have hypomania
and then depression or dysthymia.
we may come and go on kind of that, you know, graph
that I drew on the whiteboard when I talked about bipolar disorder all those many moons ago.
We kind of go up and down. It's very episodic.
BPD, on the other hand, doesn't come and go.
It's present and they talk about being pervasive.
That it's consistent, it's palpable, it's like we, it's all the time.
and there's also a caveat in the BPD diagnostic criteria
stating that it must not be diagnosed during an untreated mood episode.
So, therefore if you do struggle with bipolar disorder
if your not getting help or treatment and your manic
BPD cannot be diagnosed during that time.
Now I assume that it can't be diagnosed during that time
because it's really difficult to tell what symptoms are coming from what
and so once everything is being treated and your getting help
then we can see where the symptoms lie and what
proper diagnosis may need to be given.
These two diagnoses do often get confused with one
another because they have a lot of symptomatic overlap
especially when it comes to mood lability and impulsivity.
and just as a reminder, I'm going to read a little bit about
what borderline personality disorder is
and I will, while I talk about this I'm going to talk about
how it differentiates itself from bipolar disorder.
It starts out by saying a pervasive patter of instability
and interpersonal relationships, self image and affects and marked impulsivity.
beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.
It talks about issues with imagined or real abandonment
and if you remember, with regard to bipolar disorder, it talks about having mania and a manic episode
to be diagnosed with bipolar I. That meaning we have inflated self esteem and grandiosity.
Which we don't see in BPD.
Flight of ideas, being more talkative. Those are not symptoms associated with BPD
Also with a major depressive episode
markedly diminished pleasure or interest in things, depressed mood most of the day everyday.
You can see how these two diagnoses can overlap
with regard to mood lability and impulsivity. But when you really start to look at the symptoms
and I would encourage you to rewatch my videos on borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder
you can see actually how very different they are.
Bipolar disorder, I think is really important just to note that it's episodic
There are episodes, they come and go. Maybe week, two weeks at a time.
Borderline personality disorder is pervasive. There are no breaks, it doesn't come and go.
it stays. So I think if you are concerned wether your diagnoses is correct, notice wether you think it
comes and goes. Do you have episodes? Obviously everything can be worse during triggering environments
and better when maybe we're not stressed out and nothings triggering.
but overall, do you feel like it's pervasive? It's there all the time, at somewhat of a regular level or do you feel like
you kind of go up and down? feeling really excited, really energized and then feeling like total shit
and feeling really depressed. Is it like that or is it constant and impulsivity can happen at any time?
because in my mind that's how I differentiate bipolar disorder vs borderline personality disorder.
and I hope that that helps. I know that there are a lot of things that can be confusing
with the DSM and honestly that why I don't encourage any of you to purchase it.
It's not something that's really helpful for those of us who are struggling with mental illness
It's only something that's needed if you're a clinician and you have to diagnose people.
and I think it's very limiting, I don't think the DSM is the end all be all.
I know I've said that a million times but there are a lot of things its missing
There are a lot of things that are confusing and so I hope this video helps kind of sort that out.
and if you have experience figuring out which one was you or if your diagnosed with both
can you leave it in the comments below? because that's the great thing about our community
is that together we learn more, through each others experience. I'm just telling you what I seen
what I've read and what I know. That doesn't mean that your experience is going to be the exact same.
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