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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 51752"><p>Borderline Personality Disorder is just that - a personality disorder. It is not a medical disorder, in that it's not chemically or medically based. It's a pattern of behavior that becomes learned, usually because of trauma at a young age. It is probably initiated as a coping mechanism, but becomes learned behavior. There are no medications for Borderline (BPD) specifically, other than to treat symptoms and any comorbid conditions.</p><p></p><p>Borderlines tend to see things as either black or white. There is no gray. They tend to be manipulative, impulsive and are prone to rages - sometimes extreme. They will do almost anything to avoid abandonment - real or perceived. Of course, each person is different - some with Borderline (BPD) are very high functioning and only in interpersonal relationships is the disorder evident, while some are low functioning and have a hard time maintaining a "normal" life, such as holding a job, etc.</p><p></p><p>Bipolar Disorder is a medical disorder marked by highs (mania) and lows (depression). Mania can look different for different people. Some indicators of mania are aggression, agitation, quick to anger, overly animated (going a mile a minute), feeling like one is on top of the world (for example, not only is one a good chef, he/she is the BEST chef in the world - becomes a firm belief while manic), paranoia, impulsive, etc. Some people have psychotic episodes with their mania. For example, I knew a guy who, when manic, went into great detail about how he worked for the Time Travel Unit of the Army. He was very intelligent and talked about this in great detail. He became very belligerent when questioned about this. Once he was stabilized, he said he was embarrassed by how stupid he sounded. Bipolar Disorder is treated with mood stabilizers and sometimes antidepressants (but never antidepressants alone - the person is stabilized on mood stabilizers prior to adding an antidepressant).</p><p></p><p>Personality disorders are generally not diagnosis'd (diagnosed) until a person is 18.</p><p></p><p>by the way, Borderline (BPD) and BiPolar (BP) look a lot alike and can only be diagnosis'd by a psychiatrist or a neuropsychologist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 51752"] Borderline Personality Disorder is just that - a personality disorder. It is not a medical disorder, in that it's not chemically or medically based. It's a pattern of behavior that becomes learned, usually because of trauma at a young age. It is probably initiated as a coping mechanism, but becomes learned behavior. There are no medications for Borderline (BPD) specifically, other than to treat symptoms and any comorbid conditions. Borderlines tend to see things as either black or white. There is no gray. They tend to be manipulative, impulsive and are prone to rages - sometimes extreme. They will do almost anything to avoid abandonment - real or perceived. Of course, each person is different - some with Borderline (BPD) are very high functioning and only in interpersonal relationships is the disorder evident, while some are low functioning and have a hard time maintaining a "normal" life, such as holding a job, etc. Bipolar Disorder is a medical disorder marked by highs (mania) and lows (depression). Mania can look different for different people. Some indicators of mania are aggression, agitation, quick to anger, overly animated (going a mile a minute), feeling like one is on top of the world (for example, not only is one a good chef, he/she is the BEST chef in the world - becomes a firm belief while manic), paranoia, impulsive, etc. Some people have psychotic episodes with their mania. For example, I knew a guy who, when manic, went into great detail about how he worked for the Time Travel Unit of the Army. He was very intelligent and talked about this in great detail. He became very belligerent when questioned about this. Once he was stabilized, he said he was embarrassed by how stupid he sounded. Bipolar Disorder is treated with mood stabilizers and sometimes antidepressants (but never antidepressants alone - the person is stabilized on mood stabilizers prior to adding an antidepressant). Personality disorders are generally not diagnosis'd (diagnosed) until a person is 18. by the way, Borderline (BPD) and BiPolar (BP) look a lot alike and can only be diagnosis'd by a psychiatrist or a neuropsychologist. [/QUOTE]
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