[phoenixangel]

I was dianosed with BPD at 18 and later told it was bi-polar instead. Now I am being viewed as BPD again and I tend to agree. Can someone be recovered and then it come back? It seems to flow in and out of degrees through the years and I never know whether I'm coming or going if I need to rest or fight, how much meds or help I do or don't need. Would really like to know if anyone else seems to have reoccurances or if it is something that ever goes away or can come back.

[El-ahrairah]

BPD , from what I've researched, tends to go and then appear again, usually along with stressful events or in random times when the "shell" you put out as yourself to stay stable, starts to collapse.

With BPD you never recover, you just learn how to handle your emotions better when you're having an "episode".

[tryingtobeme]

You could have BPD and Bi-polar at the same time. I would check with you T and pdoc. they should be able to help you understand better, but I do agree with Bakery that BPD tends to hit really hard when you are triggered or in a very stressful situation. If things are going well then you won't notice the BPD as much or any at all. It never goes away as Bakery said, you just know how to sort out your emotions and make sense of them all to not let them bring you down.

[phoenixangel]

Originally Posted by tryingtobeme

You could have BPD and Bi-polar at the same time. I would check with you T and pdoc. they should be able to help you understand better, but I do agree with Bakery that BPD tends to hit really hard when you are triggered or in a very stressful situation. If things are going well then you won't notice the BPD as much or any at all. It never goes away as Bakery said, you just know how to sort out your emotions and make sense of them all to not let them bring you down.

Thank you to everyone for the input...I do have one difference though, it seems that in the years when I am most stressed is when I am most capable...when I am bored, less stressed and not dealing with TOOO many major delemas I am lost and confused and easily frustrated and then minor things just seem to be too much for me. How do I explain that?

[Perna]

Bipolar and BPD can be very close to each other and sometimes people are diagnosed with both. I imagine your different doctors or therapists have just been seeing different aspects of the same thing(s).

http://bpd.about.com/od/relatedcondi...PDVBipolar.htm