[rover77]

very early into my nightmare, a psychologist told me that my wife was probably BPD and possibly dissociative and decompensating

[kikki]

Rover, with BPD do you mean borderline personality disordered?  Or bipolar?

I've had a couple of therapists say to me that my H seems bipolar with dissociative disorder.

[Ready2Transform]

Amazing to see dissociation pop up.  Hoss told me before BD "I don't know when I started dissociating" (was a very weird, panicked break in a big monster session, actually, so it was really like someone else saying it).  I very much suspect dissociative fugue or something like it being involved (and that IS one of the rare side effects of the last bipolar drug he was on).

[rover77]

actually he meant borderline..but her mood swings were something...but that could be emotional dysregulation

[kikki]

actually he meant borderline..but her mood swings were something...but that could be emotional dysregulation

Would be interesting to know if the female MLCers show more bpd traits than male MLCers, due to the hormonal variations. Although I can confirm that male MLCers can show as much love of drama and high school mean girl antics as the women sadly.

[Back_to_me_plus_2]

I am a little late chiming in on this one.

So far, I've not seen a proper psychologist since my BD, but from everything I've read about MLC, childhood trauma, and personality disorders... etc... I am pinpointing my H as raised by a borderline and having dissociative identity disorder due to childhood trauma. He could be BPD, but that up to him to figure out.

He does LIE a LOT, and he always had.... and not necessary lies either...

It's just so SAD.

[kikki]

Hi Backtome

You've found a good place for information.
I dragged my H along to three psychologists in his first year after BD, and they were absolutely clueless about any of this.
Most MLCers are not interested in getting help while in replay, and if you manage to drag them along, as I did, they sit there and blame us for what ails them anyway.

Sounds like you've got a good idea about what has gone on/is going on for your H. Glad the information here helped.

[iamnottheenemy]

Copying over some links from my threads:

on dopamine levels, creativity and disinhibition/impulse control -

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/07/creativity-and-dopamine-pills/374599/


on behavioral disorders and frontotemporal dementia -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367136/

http://www.bluefieldproject.org/news/cfr-researchers-identify-drug-that-raises-progranulin-levels

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10223261

http://www.neura.edu.au/frontier/what-frontotemporal-dementia-ftd


and here are a couple of new ones

mathematical calculations of happiness -

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28592838

scientific evidence of a "risk-taking brain" -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7802751.stm

not MLC per se, but an interesting essay by a former partner of a bipolar sufferer -

http://aeon.co/magazine/being-human/bipolar-disorder-ravaged-my-friends-life/

[Pixiegirl]

So very interesting. H was diagnosed with bipolar 12 years ago because his mom was. Meds didn't work then and made him worse. We split up and I had my own QLC. He went off the meds and didn't have any issues. Became himself again and we reconciled.  Now again in 2011(when all of this started)  he was diagnosed with bipolar and PTSD. Meds have not worked since he's been on them. Matter of fact I think they have made him worse. And I have said that all along.

Lots and lots of childhood issues and combat vet. But for sure without a doubt in my mind he is MLC.

Thank God for this site and all of you here. I am so grateful!!!!

[Back_to_me_plus_2]

This video is pretty incredible too. I can totally relate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io15t9V5bXc