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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
I agree with the other posts. Affective instability has different causes. Your diagnoses can definitely influence the regulation of emotions. More information can be found here: Emotional Dysregulation - Psychological Treatment
I have ASD and struggle with this, but it is different from the BPD variety. Sensory overload makes me moody, rather than fears of abandonment and interpersonal sensitivity. In BPD, affect instability is intense and frequent and consistent over time, which is not the case for me.
The coping strategies seen in BPD such as self-harm, substance abuse, anger outbursts and eating disorders are related to affective instability. |
This is a very good point. Like Aspergers, Emotional instability is seen in Bipolar II as well, but it's not the same as in BPD. It describes mood swings in general like you'd see in Bipolar Ii. But in BPD the frequency, extreme intensity and dysfunctional coping mechanisms - like self harm - are part of the overall picture, among many other things, when considering a BPD diagnosis. This sn't the case for many other disorders.