eli5: What are the differences between Bipolar and Borderline Personality Disorders?
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Aside, from what was already said:
Bipolar disorder is a neurodegenerative disease that slowly destroys the brain. There are drugs that can slow it down but overall its course is progressive and many patients cannot function on their own in later stages.
Borderline personality disorder is treated by psychotherapy, drugs are often even contraindicated. Many people simply grow out of it or learn how to mitigate the symptoms so it doesnt affect their lives.
Lots of good answers, but one thing people don’t say it’s that some bipolars may have only manic or only depressive episodes.
So it happens that I have two friends whose fathers displayed two different states of bipolar disorder.
One friend’s father was maniacal, which made him sadistic and aggressive, while other friend’s father kept saying he’s going to kill himself.
The former died of old age abandoned by his family (he refused to be treated and almost killed his wife) and the latter has left house one day during his episode and was never seen again.
I also know a young guy who thankfully was diagnosed with bipolar in very young age so his father managed to get help for him. Before the therapy and medication he also had only maniacal episodes. He said the therapy and medication really helped him and he now has a normal amd stable life.
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