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Originally Posted by jupiter3
The whole no manic episode until your 30 thing is false. I didn't have my first 'true' manic episode until I was 34. Before that I had some hypomanic episodes but was always more on the anxiety/depressive/OCD side.
From what you wrote it sounds a lot more like BP2 than BPD. If you are able to have healthy interpersonal relationships and don't manipulate people I don't see where your doc is getting that diagnosis.
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yeah this seemed weird to me...because I thought if you were BP 2 then you wouldn't have a full blown manic episode ever, by definition. I'm moody but it isn't about other people, I've only ever lashed out in extreme ways when I was a teenager or when I was having some kind of episode, but it's not my everyday state of being. I treat people well. I'm good friends with all of my exes, and in fact my only 'fallouts' have been with people I think have BPD(!).
But it does seem unusual that I've "survived" this long without ever taking a mood stabilizer. Maybe cyclothymia and really bad anxiety (?)
He said that i probably met the criteria for BPD as a teenager but then grew out of it, so wouldn't be diagnosed today, just have 'traits.' but these 'traits' seem so similar to BP to me?!?! he also said a mild form of BP is likely, but that it's too hard to tell because of anxiety/personality. I'm left with "Mood Disorder NOS" on my chart, which actually feels sort of 'right' to me.