Did anyone know about how related these things are? It’s coming as a shock to me and I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Thoughts? 

Why I’m asking: I grew up being heavily suspected of having adhd (parents don’t believe in science so nothing was done). Went to counseling recently and was told I have bpd traits by the counselor. Went to a psychologist for that and was told I have anxiety with high impulsivity and morbid ideation. I was doing research and see there is heavy overlap between adhd, bpd and bipolar disorder. 

I never even thought about possible bipolar disorder until a couple nights ago. I have had chronic sleep problems since my early 20s. Sometimes I don’t sleep until 3am, sometimes no matter how much sleep I get I am so cranky I can’t get out of bed in the morning. I always blamed it on stress or anxiety. 

I’m on day 3 of sleep issues. I didn’t sleep at all on night one, slept 9 hrs on night 2 but woke up 4 times and am currently 3 hrs past my bedtime on night 3. I stopped my ssri a couple weeks ago so maybe that’s playing into it?