Personality Disorders Support Group
Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Personality disorders are seen by the American Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it.
I have been diagnosed with BPD.... but also have PTSD. I don't really have the traits of BPD so much, I don't think... but anyway....
I have been experiencing a total high for the past week. Like thinking that I am invincible and can slit my wrist and laugh happily and live, and that I can run in front of traffic and not get hurt, That I am the totally bestest person ever and that I am higher than everyone else, etc.... these times I cannot keep still and have to keep moving, forget about sleep... it just doesn't happen.
Now I am suddenly so low... I want to crawl in a hole and curl up in a ball for a thousand years. I feel like the world is heavy and I can't hold myself up.
There were a couple of high moments in the day, and I fluctuate between the two... high and low like lightening.
Anyone else have this?
I have been experiencing a total high for the past week. Like thinking that I am invincible and can slit my wrist and laugh happily and live, and that I can run in front of traffic and not get hurt, That I am the totally bestest person ever and that I am higher than everyone else, etc.... these times I cannot keep still and have to keep moving, forget about sleep... it just doesn't happen.
Now I am suddenly so low... I want to crawl in a hole and curl up in a ball for a thousand years. I feel like the world is heavy and I can't hold myself up.
There were a couple of high moments in the day, and I fluctuate between the two... high and low like lightening.
Anyone else have this?
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
With BPD, you have the extreme mood swings. One minute you feel okay, and the next minute you feel like crap. Then, at any given time, you might slip into an episode of rage, even becomming violent.
With Bipolar Disorder, you experience periods of mania or hypomania (your's sounds like full blown mania), and then periods of depression. When in the manic state, you feel invincible. You feel like anything can be accomplished. You feel everything you mentioned and then some. It isn't normal of BPD to cause symptoms like that. Sure they mimic each other closely at times, but if you read up on BPD in the DSM-IV-TR, you will see that a lessened need for sleep and all that aren't so much associated with the personality disorder. I used to go through manic and depressive episodes, blamed it on BPD, then, was diagnosed as having Bipolar I as well. Talk to your doc about this soon!