Bipolar and BPD

I've never posted on this forum before but I felt that this thread belonged here. I've been between psychs trying to figure out what the hell is wrong but have come up with little. They said that there is a good chance that I have BP but didn't want to give an official diagnoses. I was administered a questionnaire one time that said I showed the symptoms of BPD. Immediately I just wrote it off as an unreliable result from a faulty quiz but as I reflected on the symptoms I experience it sort of made sense.

I have no history of child abuse and I understand that is the main cause of BPD. But one day I came across something called the Bipolar BPD "Scar Hypothesis". Some researchers believe that early-onset Bipolar Disorder(child/adolescent years) can disrupt personality development and leave a "scar" causing BPD. There isn't much evidence to prove it but it makes sense. I've noticed that many people on the bipolar forum have BPD and it seems logical.

I guess I'm just looking for your guys' thoughts and opinions.

BrotherBadger wrote:
I have no history of child abuse and I understand that is the main cause of BPD. But one day I came across something called the Bipolar BPD "Scar Hypothesis". Some researchers believe that early-onset Bipolar Disorder(child/adolescent years) can disrupt personality development and leave a "scar" causing BPD. There isn't much evidence to prove it but it makes sense. I've noticed that many people on the bipolar forum have BPD and it seems logical.

Not everyone who has BPD was abused as a child. People who have suffered abuse are just more at risk of developing it.

That hypothesis is BS. They are two different disorders and can be co-morbid. Also PwBPD have different brains abnormalities than PwBP. They are related to some extent genetically- people with BPD are more likely to have bipolar relatives (I have 2)- but BPD is in no way caused by bipolar.

There are a lot of theories that go around about what causes BPD. I personally think BPD is simply a myriad of symptoms lazily grouped together to describe the combination of biological emotional dysregulation and an invalidating environment during development that leads to harmful coping strategies.

AmorousDestruction wrote:

BrotherBadger wrote:
I have no history of child abuse and I understand that is the main cause of BPD. But one day I came across something called the Bipolar BPD "Scar Hypothesis". Some researchers believe that early-onset Bipolar Disorder(child/adolescent years) can disrupt personality development and leave a "scar" causing BPD. There isn't much evidence to prove it but it makes sense. I've noticed that many people on the bipolar forum have BPD and it seems logical.

Not everyone who has BPD was abused as a child. People who have suffered abuse are just more at risk of developing it.

That hypothesis is BS. They are two different disorders and can be co-morbid. Also PwBPD have different brains abnormalities than PwBP. They are related to some extent genetically- people with BPD are more likely to have bipolar relatives (I have 2)- but BPD is in no way caused by bipolar.

There are a lot of theories that go around about what causes BPD. I personally think BPD is simply a myriad of symptoms lazily grouped together to describe the combination of biological emotional dysregulation and an invalidating environment during development that leads to harmful coping strategies.

Thanks for the insight. You smashed the theory into F****N pieces lol

IDK I wasn't abused as a child neither and I won the lottery with this two crappy disorders... right now feeling suicidal as hell and going through a crisis that IDK if it's BP, BPD or both... maybe I was dropped on my head as a child and no one told me... whatever I'm on a horrible mood so don't listen to the $#%^ I'm saying.

Symbol of Life wrote:IDK I wasn't abused as a child neither and I won the lottery with this two crappy disorders... right now feeling suicidal as hell and going through a crisis that IDK if it's BP, BPD or both... maybe I was dropped on my head as a child and no one told me... whatever I'm on a horrible mood so don't listen to the $#%^ I'm saying.

I'm sorry for assuming. I guess I just need to do more research before I say s***. I understand the crappy feelings. Sometimes I wish I was a frog. They got it easy.

BrotherBadger wrote:

Symbol of Life wrote:IDK I wasn't abused as a child neither and I won the lottery with this two crappy disorders... right now feeling suicidal as hell and going through a crisis that IDK if it's BP, BPD or both... maybe I was dropped on my head as a child and no one told me... whatever I'm on a horrible mood so don't listen to the $#%^ I'm saying.

I'm sorry for assuming. I guess I just need to do more research before I say s***. I understand the crappy feelings. Sometimes I wish I was a frog. They got it easy.

Don't worry, like I said I'm on a crappy mood. I like the idea of being a frog, let's be frogs together LOL