Do I Have BPD or Bipolar Quiz

I can remain aware of both their good qualities and the problem between us.

For a short time I focus more on the hurt, but my overall view stays recognizable.

I sometimes swing between idealizing them and feeling they are entirely uncaring or untrustworthy.

My view can reverse completely and repeatedly, driving abrupt breakups, reunions, or dangerous confrontations.

They do not become unusually fast or difficult to manage.

They speed up slightly, but I can slow down when needed.

Thoughts race or speech becomes rapid enough that other people notice.

My thoughts or speech become extremely hard to follow, or I lose touch with what is real.

I have not had a sustained change that disrupts my usual daily life.

I have difficult days but can maintain essential routines with modest adjustments.

The change can persist and noticeably disrupt work, study, relationships, or self-care.

I become unable to manage essential needs, or the change has required urgent professional help.

I do not experience a recurring sense of emptiness or numbness.

It appears occasionally during loneliness, boredom, or exhaustion and then passes.

It returns often and leads me to seek intense activity, attention, or reassurance to escape it.

It feels pervasive or unbearable and has contributed to self-harm, dangerous behavior, or inability to care for myself.

I have not experienced a distinct period like that.

It lasted less than a day and was closely tied to a specific event.

It lasted roughly one to three days and felt noticeably different from usual.

It continued for several days or longer, or became intense enough to require urgent help.

I have managed my essential needs about as consistently as usual.

A few routines have slipped, but I can restore them without substantial help.

Mood changes repeatedly interfere, and I need reminders or practical support to meet essential needs.

I am currently unable to meet essential needs, or the disruption is putting my health or safety in immediate danger.

I feel little change or manageable disappointment and wait for more information.

I become worried but can consider ordinary explanations and continue my day.

My feelings shift sharply, and I repeatedly check, seek reassurance, or withdraw.

I feel overwhelming abandonment or panic and may threaten, act dangerously, or harm myself to stop the separation.

My sleep need stays about the same.

I occasionally sleep less, but I feel tired and function as expected afterward.

For repeated nights I sleep less than usual, with a noticeable temporary boost in energy.

For several nights I need very little sleep, remain unusually energized, and the change concerns me or others.

I remain able to distinguish my thoughts and fears from external events.

I may briefly feel unreal or unusually suspicious but can check the facts and regain perspective.

I sometimes struggle to determine what is real or experience perceptions that others do not share.

I currently hear commands, hold frightening beliefs I cannot question, or feel driven to act because of experiences others do not perceive.

I have not had thoughts of death, suicide, or harming myself.

I have wished I could disappear or not wake up, without wanting to act on it.

I have thought about harming myself or suicide but do not have current intent or a plan.

I have current intent, a plan or access to means, cannot trust myself to stay safe, or have recently attempted or seriously harmed myself.

I do not recognize distinct periods of unusually elevated or activated mood.

Changes mostly last minutes or hours and follow identifiable stress or conflict.

Some changes last one to three days, but their boundaries are difficult to identify.

I have clear multi-day periods that differ sharply from my usual baseline, sometimes without an obvious trigger.

I have not experienced meaningful consequences from mood shifts or emotional crises.

There have been minor, repairable effects such as a missed task or tense conversation.

There have been substantial effects such as repeated absences, damaged relationships, debt, or unsafe substance use.

There has been injury, violence, an overdose, dangerous driving, loss of shelter, or another situation requiring immediate intervention.

I remain oriented and can express anger without losing control.

I may become sharp or briefly detached, but I recognize what is happening and recover.

I sometimes have explosive anger, feel unreal, or become highly suspicious before later regaining perspective.

I threaten or injure myself or someone else, destroy property, lose awareness, or cannot determine what is real.

My activity and decision-making remain typical for me.

I become somewhat busier or more social while keeping plans manageable.

I start many projects, take on unrealistic commitments, or make purchases I later question.

I engage in dangerous spending, driving, sexual activity, substance use, or other actions that could cause serious harm.

It is generally consistent, even while I continue to grow or reconsider choices.

It becomes less certain during major transitions but settles as I adapt.

It often changes with the people around me, leaving me unsure which version feels authentic.

It shifts so drastically that I repeatedly change core goals, identity, or relationships and feel I have no stable self.