Like mania or hypomania episode
lack of need of sleep, really high energy level, increase sex drive, (which I really do not know if 4 – 5 times every day is excessive), binge eating, extremely high mood
But when he is down, he is REALLY down. Like suicidal.
is it possible for cluster b personality disorder like borderline personality disorder also have bipolar type of symptoms.
how long did his moods last?
lack of need of sleep with high energy and increased sex drive are symptomatic of bipolar. Particularly the lack of needing sleep and especially if it lasts for more than a day or two without being insighted by some environmental or internal trigger.
Many of the symptoms can be mistaken for eachother. It usually takes a long time differentiate which is which. And it is possible to have both. I do.
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Yes. Many times the characteristics inter-mingle with each other. For instance: Borderlines have a tendency to drive fast and erratically (which can be compared to the mania of BPD).
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how long did his moods last?
lack of need of sleep with high energy and increased sex drive are symptomatic of bipolar. Particularly the lack of needing sleep and especially if it lasts for more than a day or two without being insighted by some environmental or internal trigger.
Many of the symptoms can be mistaken for eachother. It usually takes a long time differentiate which is which. And it is possible to have both. I do.
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Yes, in fact you can have both at the same time, or bi polar disorder misdiagnosed as borderline personality disorder..vice verse.
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Yes, many if not most people with borderline personality disorder are bipolar. Borderline personality disorder is over-diagnosed and many people actually are bipolar 1.
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DSM-IV