Posted by Jasmine Neroli on August 29, 2003, at 23:42:57
In reply to Re: Sobriety and Mania » HenryO, posted by Larry Hoover on August 29, 2003, at 11:06:20
Um Henry. I joined this thread part way through, but have you considered that this person has Borderline Personality disorder, which can have very manic-like and/or psychotic episodes? Sufferers very often get into big time substance abuse and other risky self-destructive behaviours. Basically BPD people have chaotic emotional lives and emotional dysregulation ( to varying degrees - it's the hingepin of their behaviour).
They are often very attractive and charismatic. It can be cyclical and seems to be sometimes co-morbid with bipolar or even maybe related to it- there's a lot of discussion around that in psych circles..
One of the things that makes me suspect this as a diagnosis with knowing so little, is YOUR response to this person. They drag you with them, boundaries become extremely blurred and you feel bound up with them. I suspect all this because it seems like a familiar situation to me, since I have a close relationship with a BPD person, and have worked closely with another. And BPD doesn't have to have the classic self-mutilating behaviour present.
If you want to check out more, try this site: BPDcentral.com or just do a search for Borderline Personality Disorder.
Good luck
Jasmine
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