BPD and bipolar disorder

[Our abuse recovery guide]

My mom has been diagnosed by her psychiatrist with bipolar disorder.  I'm certain she has uBPD.  After reading a lot of the information and posts on this site, I realize that the two disorders frequently travel together.  I'm just wondering if anyone else has a family member with both disorders and how you think their behavior may be different from a person with BPD alone.  Thanks!

[mommies dearest]

My mom has been diagnosed by her psychiatrist with bipolar disorder.  I'm certain she has uBPD.  After reading a lot of the information and posts on this site, I realize that the two disorders frequently travel together.  I'm just wondering if anyone else has a family member with both disorders and how you think their behavior may be different from a person with BPD alone.  Thanks!

[bonviveur]

My mom has also been diagnosed with bipolar, but I'm certain she also has BPD. I think the bipolar contributes a lot to the ups and down.

Her ups are few and far between, and they only last for a few days.  When she is up she has so much energy and is so chatty and she texts me these long rambling excited/happy texts.

When she is down, however she is mean and nasty, and a total drag. She can ruin the entire mood of a get together in 2 minutes flat. She also lashes out a lot, mostly at my dad and myself.

I find the ups to be pretty freaky, honestly. Sometimes it's like she's on drugs