Compare Dissociative Identity Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder

If you or someone you love has DID, then you know that there is much confusion about what DID actually is. I have heard people compare it to schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and others.

Some of these may, at times, look similar, but once you drill down to a more complete picture of the symptoms you can begin to see the distinctions.

What I have put together here is a general list, it is incomplete and one or the other symptom may manifest itself in one of the disorders that I did not list. But I wanted to offer a quick reference for three specific disorders.

·       Borderline Personality Disorder is at its simplest defined as: A mental disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.

·       Bipolar Disorder is at it’s simplest: A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

·       Dissociative Identity Disorder is: A disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.

Each disorder is distinct and unique, yet often misunderstood or mistaken one for another.

Here is a graph for comparison of individual symptoms.



 Treatment for each one is going to differ in approach. All may benefit from medication, all will benefit from counseling.

I would be interested in your thoughts, please leave a comment below.


Also, check out "Loving Someone With DID", a book by Thomas Witt

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