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Originally Posted by ElsaMars
BPD and BP are similar, yet different. I can see how misgiagnosis could happen, but if someone is trained, there are clear differences. BPD Doesn't get week or months long manias do they? Aren't there emotions more fleeting and chaotic? It's been a long time since I wrote that paper so perhaps I'm forgetting some things though. I think having a correct diagnosis is important only if the person plans to educate themselves on the illness. If you plan to educate yourself, you need the proper direction towards resources. Labels aren't important, but knowing what you should read is.
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Oh, I absolutely believe I am bipolar. I wonder about having BPD traits - there are certain people I am attached to and fear abandonment from. Not most, but a few. I also find it hard to handle bad/good news and can overreact to rejection and feel humiliated over nothing. I think I am firmly BPI but was wondering about the intersection.
Also, honestly came up because my new therapist and I were talking about one of my students I struggle with and she said she thought this student sounded like she had BPD. I know the student has something in the anxiety/OCD/mood spectrum (and therefore very difficult for me to advise her), but it made me more curious about BPD vs. BP...I never thought this student had BP, but I wonder about how people with the two interact.