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Originally Posted by Miguel'smom
It's all just names for what you've already been dealing with. It makes meds an interesting balance but everything's pretty much the same. Which Dx are you having difficulty with?
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agreed. I'm bipolar1 but have not had a full blown manic episode in over 16 years. Doesn't matter, it only takes one your BP1 forever, they only upgrade BP it seems. A lot of BP2's get upgraded to BP1, doesn't mean that much really.
What is interesting is the strong connections BP has with other mental illnesses including OCD, BPD, other personality disorders, and schizoaffective. Also interesting, about half of all the BP2 diagnosed go to BP1 but of course there is no way of knowing of the illness got more severe or it was misdiagnosed from the start.