I saw a new psychiatrist recently to treat what I thought was bipolar with meds (as I have been reluctant in the past) and he instead told me I didn’t have bipolar but bpd, and MDD. However I’m feeling that they are co-occurring. I realize many symptoms overlap and I do have a lot of trauma and experience panic attacks and self harm over triggers and interpersonal conflict however I have days to a week of feeling ... what I can only describe as feeling high on speed. My mind is racing. I typically make bigger decisions during this period, get things done that I’ve been procrastinating about and eventually have to cancel many plans I made once it fades and I’m left either in a dissociative state or depression. I have been diagnosed with MDD, GAD and PTSD previously. My main reasons for going to this dr is because my depression has been at a low for over a year now and the suicidal ideation has become too much, along with self harm that has left me with many concussions and feel I need medication to help stabilize myself so I can begin other forms of treatments. I truly feel that I rapid cycle and now I can also see how I fit bpd. I’m concerned that the psych feels he cannot treat bpd with medication and I’m seriously afraid I’m going to end up in the hospital without something to stabilize myself. I follow up with him on Friday and plan to express my concerns but wanted to hear others experiences if they could relate. 

I am wondering if there is anyone else out there with bp and bpd? How do you know you have one and not the other.