Are these symptoms BPD or a mixed episode/rapid cycling?

hypomania is not a symptom of bpd. Increase of energy, cognition, and mood is most likely a brain chemisty change associate with bp.

I don't really know what mixed episode is, but I imagine it is something like a bucket of water in a four wheel drive car in bumpy terrain with emotion spilling out in all different directions. That's how I get sometimes. It is also known as chaos theory pendulum (google it).

Knowing what is what is important - because managing bp is often dramatically different bpd.

As a dual sufferer myself, if I were to have the symptoms you describe I would be discussing increasing my mood stabilisers with my doctor.

Someone else might tell you that to cycle that quick must be borderline; but there is rapid cycling bp, and you can have "upper/short term" cycling within much "longer" cycles underneath. The upper short term cycles can also be bpd.

I chart my moods, thoughts, and energy levels for bp.

BPD means you have difficulty seeing things as they are (cognitive distortion), have difficulty inhibiting inappropriate behaviour associated with extreme emotion (impulse control), needless conflict (interpersonal chaos), an instable sense of self (Labile emotions). You can also chart those four characteristics.

BPD is more managable that bipolar, in my experience.

In short Forever, finding out what works for you, will indicate what is bp and what is bpd... it's so unique to each of us. Good luck with it, keep posting.

I can definitely see what Healing Well was talking about when she said it was easy to get confused between hypomania/rapid cycling and PTSD symptoms.

I'm hypervigilant to my husband's moods (probably a mixture of my BPD and PTSD). So I was up and down all weekend. He said he noticed I was checked out and all over the place. I definitely noticed that something was up with him because I kept asking him if I did something wrong, if he was angry with me. But he just laughed and said no.

I talked to him about how he is handling things last night. He said he was sad because we don't seem to be as close anymore. The problem I have is that I feel that we are closer because I'm letting him in more and he is seeing more of the real me. Not some defence mechanism or impulsive acting part of me.

So I'm worried that he isn't seeing the positive side of my journey. And he still isn't understanding my sexual problems fully. He understands that intimacy is a huge problem for me. But I also told him that I was worried that I would never be able to have a normal sexual relationship or experience.

We can work on my intimacy issues together. But it is just blatantly obvious if one person is enjoying sex more than the other.

Ugh I have a super early appointment with my psychologist tomorrow. I'm not a morning person, it is very hard to get up in the morning, and there is so much to talk about in the hour. I don't know what to choose to talk about. The last few sessions have been really good but now I feel all messed up again. I don't want a set back.