My understanding is that bipolar people are swinging between depression and a manic state. Also these state last usually several days. My mother has a bunch of other symptoms of NPD, not just that one.
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lath@piefed.social 1 day agoIsn’t that like bipolar disorder? Or am I misunderstanding the meaning of bipolar?
Waldelfe@feddit.org 1 day ago
lath@piefed.social 1 day ago
Oh, i see. I thought it was a more sudden, on the spot shift.
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 16 hours ago
That’s more Boderline Personality Disorder (BPD). That very basically means their emotional states are usually at an extreme no matter what the mood is. Bipolar is a general shift of mood, and BPD means about every emotion becomes their current state of being.
Of course I’m really simplifying it, but… well, not a psych.