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Originally Posted by Moose72
If you have a personality disorder that is a bit like, but not the same as, bipolar, you might have Borderline Personality Disorder.
I know my meds work when I'm better on them and worse off them. Meds make no difference for people with BPD.
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I been diagnosed several times. First time and how they found out, was because of a crisis. So they added bipolar disorder with a mix of psicosis and I can't remember anything else.
Later on another one said I didn't have anything because I didn't looked depressed.. Then another said I had hipomania. Then back and forth with Manic disorder and bla bla bla
When I was in the 9th grade I knew I had something, I always knew. I thought it was adhd. I was told that in women add and bipolar disorder often gets confused. They ended up saying I was bipolar. I'm under no meds right now, and I can go to a doctor and he/she wouldn't ever think I'm bipolar. In fact, I plan on starting theraphy without letting them know I was diagnosed, I'm going for something else.. See if they can trace it.
I assure you, they will not. Unless I get nervous and start talking like crazy. However, I will control that.
Now I don't think I suffer from any mental disease, just life.
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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
Personality traits are Axis II and as Moose points out, are not generally helped by drugs, with a few notable exceptions. Bipolar Disorder is Axis I.
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"The five axis model is designed to provide a comprehensive diagnosis that includes a complete picture of not just acute symptoms but of the entire scope of factors that account for a patient's mental health."
So axis I and axis II are tools to see where do you stand in the crazy scale. That sounds to me like another theory that wraps up the definitions I'm againsts. I rather have another theory, a more positive, non stigma related theory. You understand what I mean?