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Bipolar Borderline Personality Disorders is a group of different borderline disorders that share the common feature of mood instability. To have borderline personality disorder means that a person have a pervasive instability of moods which make it difficult to get along in relationships or with other people. It is often characterized by anger, depression and anxiety that could lead to self-mutilation, fear of abandonment and self-image problems.

This type of disorder condition is seen often equally in both women and men also. Borderline disorder can start earlier in life, but most of the time it is demonstrated fully as people get older. Individuals who have this type of disorder are often more likely to get in and get out of relationships; too afraid to be abandoned. As soon as they are into any relationship they become more controlling and may not want to let go. They are said to be indiscriminate in their sexual activities. They find themselves in a vicious cycle of love and hate relationship, which is their allusion of being in love, even though they are the ones who will quickly abandon the relationship without any apparent reasons. Those who suffer from this condition often will look for acceptance from others to make them feel wanted and complete.

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Question by cσυятηεy ☆: Diagnosed Bipolar but think I’m Borderline Personality?
At 12 years old I was diagnosed with Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder). I’ve been on many different medications since then and have finally found a good combination.

I was doing some reading online yesterday and came across Borderline Personality Disorder. I fit the description perfectly with the anger, unstable relationships, and impulsive behavior. I also fit all of the risk factors that were listed. My doctor isn’t the easiest to talk to… so I don’t even know how I would bring this up to him.

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The manic phase of Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Bipolar patients in the manic phase exhibit many of the signs and symptoms of pathological narcissism – hyperactivity, self-centeredness, lack of empathy, and control freakery. During this recurring chapter of the disease, the patient is euphoric, has grandiose fantasies, spins unrealistic schemes, and has frequent rage attacks (is irritable) if her or his wishes and plans are (inevitably) frustrated. (From the book “Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited” by Sam Vaknin – Click on this link to purchase: www.narcissistic-abuse.com

Like, has anyone done a study on the percentage of borderlines who are also bipolar, and the percentage of manic-depressives who are also borderline?

It seems like an interesting thing to research.

Anything that I try I get addicted to. I was diagnosed with manic-depression 8 months ago, and for a time it seemed to answer alot of questions for me. But I see that in my life, everything I’ve tried, (cigs, alcohol et centra) I’ve become addicted to. Is this the bipolar or just me?

I’ll try to make this as short as possible, but sorry because I probably won’t succeed.

I’ve been dating this guy for about 14 months on and off now. He has bipolar type 2 and was just diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. In the beginning of our relationship he was basically fine and did not tell me about the bipolar, but after about 2 months and me already falling hard for him, he finally told me when he started getting low again. I never did any research, which was just plain stupid of me, but I have been doing a lot lately on the BPD and bipolar since he told me about the BPD. He has disappeared many times because he says he wanted to protect me. He is not verbally abusive in anyway, as I hear many are with bipolar. He is very sweet, thoughtful, loving, and really just wonderful! He’s very smart and mature and often selfless, he is very honest, does not cheat, does not beg me to stay-if anything, he’s often trying to get me to go because he thinks I deserve better.

He has very low lows and not very high highs I am very much in love with him and he loves me to, but he is constantly trying to protect me from him, not letting me see his lows. Now that I’ve read up on the BPD, I think there’s more to it, though. I think he is afraid to trust me and he is afraid to let me all the way in because of his abandonment issues. Plus I believe he is ashamed to really open up to me and tell me the total truth. I am so transparent, though! I am so open about my emotions and what I’m thinking. I’ve told him many times that unless he truly doesn’t want me anymore, I want to be with him-that I won’t just run one day! I’m tough! I’ve been through many things in my life that I think have prepared me better than most for a relationship with him. I’ve felt a lot of what he is feeling in lesser forms. I understand how it feels to hate myself, hate my life, feel like a burden, feel unworthy, be insecure, etc. I know how it feels to not want to get out of bed in the morning. But I believe a part of him thinks I cannot handle it. I look young for my age-I’m 26 and look 17 with the voice of a 12 year old-I’m not exagerating. And he’s told me that he often feels like he should be taking care of me (he’s 31)-like I need to be cared for, which is soooo far from the truth. I may look young and innocent, but I am not. I am not some naive girl who has no clue what she’s getting herself into witth him. And I’ve lost enough in my liffe to know when there is something truly worth holding onto-he is worth it. He is honestly just amazing! And what we have-the chemistry, the bond, everything-is just too good to turn my back on because it can get hard sometimes.

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I used to know the name of several (esp. murderers and people of that sort). Can you name a few for me?

I’ve just gotten the diagnosis. I found it comforting when I was diagnosed with bipolar (about six years ago) to know that successful people like Lewis Carroll (sp?) and Meriweather Lewis (of the Lewis & Clark Expedition) had the disorder. I am hoping that hearing of others who have had BPD and led successful lives will help me move forward in recovery.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me.. I just need some help identifying some symptoms, so I have an idea of what could be wrong, and get the right help accordingly.