[Twosugars]

I still think this thread is confused. People talk about bipolar but it sounds like borderline personality disorder or schizophrenia.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

I still think this thread is confused. People talk about bipolar but it sounds like borderline personality disorder or schizophrenia.

That’s because it’s on such a broad spectrum. It just pisses me off the way certain people emphasise the mild end of the bipolar spectrum without being aware of the full range. Like I said the older names hint at the real nature of bipolar much better. And it should also be said that there’s other forms of bipolar psychosis that aren’t manic-depressive but that’s not something people who just memorise the DSM and A-Level psychology books know about.

[Redway]

https://archive.org/details/manicdepressivei00kraeuoftM

I’m leaving this out here for people who really want to know what classic ‘bipolar’ looks like. The new name doesn’t half trivialise the illness.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Redway

That’s because it’s on such a broad spectrum. It just pisses me off the way certain people emphasise the mild end of the bipolar spectrum without being aware of the full range. Like I said the older names hint at the real nature of bipolar much better. And it should also be said that there’s other forms of bipolar psychosis that aren’t manic-depressive but that’s not something people who just memorise the DSM and A-Level psychology books know about.

Thank you for the link to Kraepelin book. I see you are old school.
could we talk about it further? Pm or here? Or a new thread about mental health?