Bipolar vs Borderline Personality Disorder – How to tell the difference

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i will go from laughing and smiling to sobbing and being suicidal in literally 10 minutes.

I think mental health courses should be mandatory for k-12. It’s just so important it’s crazy.

I was subjected to grooming as a toddler and showed all the Borderline symptoms. What worked more than anything was getting into exercising and lifting weights. It gave me dopamine and a sense of control and empowerment. That along with diet and cognitive therapy has given the the tools to have a mostly healthy relationship dynamic and it's making such a great difference in my relationship. ❤

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with bipolar. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

Finally, a real psychiatrist discusses these issues on YouTube

I love the comparison between weather and climate. Very clear.

I was in a toxic relationship over 6 months ago. I’m not going to go into detail, but after watching this video I literally thought about her after every single symptom you mentioned for borderline. It was as if you were describing her word for word. This really opened my eyes. Thank you for spreading information about mental health as it’s so so much more important than people realize.

I was correctly diagnosed BPD in my 20’s & worked diligently to find coping mechanisms and treatments that worked to improve my daily life for 15 years. Last year I felt I needed professional help again to reign in my anxiety during a stressful period & after a single 45 min phone session, a psychiatrist diagnosed me bipolar and tried to prescribe me an SSRI (which, in the past have made me unpredictably violent). I wish more mental health professionals were more responsible in their diagnoses because there is no way I can share enough info about my life verbally in less than an hour for someone to make that diagnosis and be 100% sure. At surface level I am sure I appear bipolar but that is because my BPD is well managed and I currently have a very stable relationship. Without context and history, it’s an easy misdiagnosis. I just wish psychiatry required a certain number of hours or testing to prescribe medications because it seems most psychiatrists I’ve encountered are quick to throw pills at a problem even when you’re specifically against daily meds.

Ahhh yes, the emptiness. “Home sick for a place I’m not even sure exists”

I got misdiagnosed with borderline. I got a second opinion and I actually had bipolar disorder. Thanks for explaining the difference.

I feel like I get attached to people very fast and then feel abandoned when they pull back a little or when I sense that they're pulling back. It's beginning to really affect my life.

Hello, that was brilliantly informative thank you. I've been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder but I've never heard it be explained like that.

My partner is bi polar and my daughter is diagnosed borderline ......oh l love them so much, its often hectic but the love l have for them is like no other.

I have bipolar disorder and BPD. What a fun combo 🙃 The older I get, the more I realize how different I am and the sadder I get. It really hurts to feel so unstable all the time. Because I am forced act “normal” the worse I feel.

my girlfriend informed me she has BPD, videos like these are really helping me to understand her better. thanks for this video

I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years now, Dr. Marks. I’ve even watched videos on things I don’t think I have just to be educated and to support your channel. I always appreciate your insight and it has really helped me with my depression and anxiety. Now, my therapist is screening me for BPD and I’m re-watching this now with an entirely new perspective on your content and I gotta say, it’s super helpful! Thank you for all the hard work you’ve put in over the years! Can’t wait to see your channel grow even bigger! You deserve it!

I’m a licensed mental health counselor and I love your videos! It’s like mini-refreshers in diagnosis! Thank you for all you do!

"What goes up must come down", a little phrase I say to myself when Im manic to try and keep myself level. The depression can get just as bad or worse, or just dealing with the mess you made. Thanks for your videos.

Thank you! As a pwBPD, it is refreshing to see a more honest and realistic take on the disorder compared to so many more negative, often hurt, reviews.