Ok, so I know one need not have experienced all of these symptoms to be diagnosed with BPD, and yes the DSM is chock full of vagaries and generalities, but I'm curious about the following...

1. Which symptom have you NEVER experienced in mania/hypomania?

2. Which do you ALWAYS experience in mania/hypomania?

3. What would you add to the list?

• Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity Always
• Decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep) Always
• More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking Always
• Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing Mostly
• distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli) Always
• Increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation Always
• Excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments)