Trying to understand because there are types of bipolar conditions. Searched bi polar and lying just to see if there's an element of the narcissist manipulation of charming, lying, and deceiving actions evident in bipolar.
Not only are there different types of BP (I and II), it's an axis one diagnosis, which is not a character diagnosis like narcissist or BPD or socioipathy or whatnot.
Quick explanation of how the dx's are made:
Axis I: only has 3 catagories: Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia.
Axis II: Personality issues (narcissistic, sociopathic, histrionic, et cetera)
Axis III: Medical dx, e.g. diabetes, HTN, kidney failure
Axis IV: Issues w/ support system, eg no family, low socioeconomic status, dysfunctional friends/family
Axis V: Global Assessment Formula information that directly relates to the Axis I or II diagnosis, e.g. unable to function in society, unable to hold a job, and generally discribes the ability of the patient to generally function in mainstream society.
One can have a debilitating Axis 1 disorder, but no Axis II disorder; vice versa, as well. One way to consider it is that psychosis (a break from normal reality) is an Axis 1, whereas neurosis is an Axis 2.
People can have major depressive disorder that, with correct treatment, resolves any Axis 2. Axis 2's tend to be harder to treat if there is no axis one diagnosis, simply because it's considered 'neurotic' rather than psychotic. A good example of that is someone who is OCD, without an Axis 1 diagnosis. And to really confuse everything, often, a person can have a psychotic break with only an axis 2, and not an underlying axis 1 present. Fun, huh?
The different kinds of bipolar can often be confused with the cluster B character disorders. Cluster B - "all about me" - are those which characterize a person's behavior as "dramatic, erratic behaviors". They are:
Antisocial: what we used to call psychopathic behavior
Borderline Personality disorder: "I hate you, don't leave me" (one of the most dangerous)
Histrionic
Narcissistic: "I AM all that, and all the bags of chips, too."
There are two other types of clusters (A, C), and there are a total of 10 different personality disorders. However, from what I've seen about his behavior, I'd classify him as BPD and likely Antisocial as well. I don't have enough information to decide if he is bipolar, and, if so, which one (1 or 2).
Hope this helps...
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