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Originally Posted by Supanova
In my personal experience I have met many young women who swore black and blue they were bipolar (even after being diagnosed BPD), but low and behold after DBT the "bipolar" completely disappeared. So I am very skeptical of those that say one affects the other, In my experience those who say they have both usually only have BPD but dont understand that it is their thinking patterns causing mood shifts. Sure there are some that genuinely have both, but there are many more that use bipolar as an excuse for their behaviour. I know thats going to cause an uproar so I wont come back to the thread. Just expressing my experience.
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If you knew me you would know that I take total responsibility for my actions and then some. I was taught to feel guilty for everything. I've done nothing but analyze my behavior and causes/effects for over two years, and if almost 50 is young, I'll take that as a compliment. I know my BPD inside and out and I've practiced DBT and meditation for over a year. But no one I know with BPD has fallen in to a funk over a failed relationship and didn't get up for over four months, being impulsive enough to move almost 3,000 miles from home as well as being suicidal the entire time. BPD is hell, I will be the first to admit that. I went over 20 years without a friend due to BPD, but something other than BPD is going on here and I'm just trying to get some answers.