Ultramar,

Thanks again for the response. I do agree the article I quoted may be a little on the overdiagnosing bipolar side of the coin but it did resonate. On wikipedia the following is mentioned:

''Both diagnoses involve symptoms commonly known as "mood swings". In bipolar disorder, the term refers to the marked lability and reactivity of mood defined as emotional dysregulation. The behavior is typically in response to external psychosocial and intrapsychic stressors, and may arise or subside, or both, suddenly and dramatically and last for seconds, minutes, hours or days.

Bipolar depression is generally more pervasive with sleep and appetite disturbances, as well as a marked nonreactivity of mood, whereas mood with respect to borderline personality and co-occurring dysthymia remains markedly reactive and sleep disturbance not acute.

The relationship between bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder has been debated. Some hold that the latter represents a subthreshold form of affective disorder,while others maintain the distinctness between the disorders, noting they often co-occur.''

It is reading information like that which got me thinking. At first I accepted the BPD diagnosis but then after doing some of my own research on the issue (which I believe is a good thing) I realised that I do have huge levels of sleep and appetite disturbance also as well as periods of lethargy and heightened creative thinking along with distractability.

If these things were part of the diagnostic criteria for BPD I would be OK with it but they don't appear to be.

I think I probably have both. It is which is more predominant. That question I have yet to answer because I am often confused by my mood states and tend to run away from the way I am.

Thanks again for comments though.