Hi everyone

My pdoc latley told me i have traits of bpd after being treated for bipolar type 2 and high anxiety . Thought i could pick some info up here . Hope you dont mind . ps thanks and hi!

Hi hi. What kind of info were you looking for? The dsm is a good place to start and I would also recommend looking into dbt.

What's dsm and dbr? Im a newbie lol. I was kind of hoping to see if someone with bp2 and bpd could clear things up for me (my heads a mess) i dont seem to get bpd when in manic states, does that sound stupid? Sorry if doesnt make much sence lol:( theirs mood swings in both illnesses thats i think the part that confuses me . Ps thanks for reply

I don't have bipolar, but there are enough people around here who are co-morbid (have both BPD and BP). The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. It's published by the American Psychiatric Association and gives criteria and standard language for mental disorders, like BPD. It provides a set of symptoms, of which you need to display 5 of the 9 in order to have an official diagnosis of BPD. Those who don't meet the full criteria often say they have "BPD traits". I honestly, much prefer the ICD (I'm too lazy to type the name), which is put out by the World Health Organization and gives international standards for mental disorders. We Americans just need to have our own everything. I feel a bit more comfortable with the DSM because I'm more familiar with the criteria and it's how I first diagnosed myself, but I really prefer the ICD system because it calls what's commonly known as BPD "Emotionally Unstable Personality disorder". BPD is a dated name that the DSM has refused to change despite possible stigma and inaccuracy and although I use it, I don't like it. The ICD also breaks down the symptoms that the DSM lists a bit better.

I write too much, so I think I'll keep the DBT info a bit shorter. It's a therapy program that was initially targeted to treat BPD. It has since been used to treat a couple other disorders. It's the only therapy that has research backing its efficacy for treatment of BPD. I'm in a program and I really like it and have found it beneficial. If you'd like to know more, there are a ton of online resources that can give you better info than I can.

I'm starting to think I might be BP2 and I also have been diagnosed BPD. The main differences are: Bipolar mood swings are caused by a chemical imbalance. Moods go up and down based on seemingly nothing at all or on a cycle. Borderline mood swings are usually situational, based on something that's happened to make you feel really good or really bad. Even a thought could do it. And the moods don't generally last as long as bipolar (unless it's rapid cycling or cyclocythmia). Does that clear things up a bit?

Hey thanks for replying .Its more clear now , sorry for late reply and ill look into things more that you have recommended thanks again to both of you x

No problem. Hope this was helpful.