[Randman]

Wiki page.

In psychiatry, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder characterised by extreme 'black and white' thinking, mood swings, emotional reasoning, disrupted relationships and difficulty in functioning in a way society accepts as normal.

While a person with depression or bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day. These may be associated with episodes of impulsive aggression, self-injury including cutting, and drug or alcohol abuse. Distortions in cognition and sense of self can lead to frequent changes in long-term goals, career plans, jobs, friendships, gender identity, and values. Sometimes people with BPD view themselves as fundamentally bad, or unworthy. They may feel unfairly misunderstood or mistreated, bored, empty, and have little idea who they are. Such symptoms are most acute when people with BPD feel isolated and lacking in social support, and may result in frantic efforts to avoid being alone.

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Originally Posted by Randman

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Don't people with BPD get ultra horny and promiscuous in the manic stage or does that just apply to a small percentage of people with BPD?

[Randman]

From what I've read, that can be a symptom in some.

[screamingFit]

Never heard of this before and looking at the symptoms, what I thought was "me just being me" might not be so. What I consider my normal behavior may be considered a medical problem by others.

Here I thought I was just being a tortured creative.

[budster101]

I did a google search for:"Self Bipolar Disorder Test", and found the following links that may be of some initial help for you. If you find that you think you may have BPD, then maybe see your family practitioner, and they may help you take this to the next level if necessary.

Some of the greatest creative minds in history, have suffered severe mood swings, and or could have been diagnosed with BPD. I think it is nothing to be ashamed of if you happen to be. My cousin had BPD, and one of my favorite talk show hosts in the world has BPD. "Jay 'the martian' Marvin" formerly on WLS-AM Radio Chicago.

- Psychological Tests Online

- Black Dog Institute - Bipolar Disorder Test

- Bipolar Disorder: Signs, Symptoms and Treatments

- Enyclopedic: Bipolar Disorder

Again,

I hope these links help you out.

Here is a list of famous people with depression: (You would be in good company.)

Louie Anderson - comedian, actor
Oksana Baiul - ice skater
Rona Barrett - reporter, author
Samuel Becket d. - writer
Menachem Begin d. - Prime Minister (Israel)
Clara Bow d. - actress
Cheyenne Brando d. - actress
Marlon Brando - actor
Barbara Bush - former First Lady (US)
Truman Capote d. - writer
Drew Carey - actor, comedian
Jim Carrey - actor, comedian
Lawton Chiles d. - US Senator, Florida Governor
Winston Churchill d. - Prime Minister (UK)
Dick Clark - TV personality (US)
Kurt Cobain d. - musician
Ty Cobb d. - pro baseball player
Calvin Coolidge d. - US President
Billy Corgan - musician
Dennis Crosby d. - actor
Sheryl Crow - musician
Rodney Dangerfield - comedian, actor
Sandra Dee - actress
Ellen DeGeneres - comedienne, actress
John Denver d. - musician
Tony Dow - actor, producer, director
Harrison Ford - actor
Judy Garland d. - singer, actress
James Garner - actor
Mariette Hartley - actress
Juliana Hatfield - musician
Hampton Hawes d. - musician
Ernest Hemingway d. - writer
Margaux Hemingway d. - actress
Audrey Hepburn d. - actress
Anthony Hopkins - actor
Janet Jackson - musician
Billy Joel - musician
Elton John - musician
Franz Kafka d. - writer
Danny Kaye d. - actor, comedian
Jessica Lange - actress
John Lennon d. - musician, artist
Jack London d. - writer
Greg Louganis - Olympic diver
Courtney Love - musician
Rod McKuen - writer
Carmen Miranda d. - dancer, actress
Claude Monet d. - artist
Marilyn Monroe d. - actress, singer
Alanis Morissette - musician
Vaslov Nijinksy d. - dancer, choreographer
Richard M. Nixon d. - US President
Deborah Norville - TV journalist (US)
Sinead O'Connor - musician
Laurence Olivier d. - actor
Eugene O'Neill d. - writer
Donny Osmond - musician
Dorothy Parker d. - writer, poet
Dolly Parton - musician
General George S. Patton d. - US Army
Teddy Pendergrass - musician
Sylvia Plath d. - writer
Jackson Pollock d. - artist
Cole Porter d. - composer
Bonnie Raitt - musician
Lou Reed - musician
Joan Rivers - comedienne
Roseanne (Barr, Arnold) - actress, comedienne
Amelia Rosselli d. - poet
Mark Rothko d. - artist
Yves Saint Laurent - fashion designer
Monica Seles - pro tennis player
Paul Simon - musician
Phil Spector - music producer
Diana Spencer d. - Princess of Wales
Rod Steiger - actor
James Taylor - musician
Toulouse-Lautrec d. - artist
Spencer Tracy d. - actor
Hunter Tylo - actress
Vivian Vance d. - actress
Kurt Vonnegut - writer
Mike Wallace - TV journalist (US)
Damon Wayans - actor, comedian
Tennessee Williams d. - writer
Hugo Wolf d. - composer
Tom Wolfe - writer
Ed Wood d. - movie director
Natalie Wood d. - actress
Tammy Wynette d. - musician
Boris Yeltsin - former Russian President
Robert Young d. - actor

[zizban]

My friend, who was once thought to be bipolar, instead was diagnosed with BPD. It can be devestating but it is treatable once diagnosed so she's doing okay. And she does get horny during the worst times.

My aunt also has a mild case of BPD, late onset after her husband of 20 years left her. This kind of trauma can trigger BPD in those that are vulnerable.

[Randman]

Yeah, I've heard of the trauma thing. I think that's what happened with a friend of mine.

Also it's interesting to see how BPD gets confused with bipolar (which it isn't) and depression (which it also isn't).