#56. How Borderline Was Rebranded as Bipolar
I explain how traits once understood as borderline pathology were gradually laundered into bipolar disorder — through expanding criteria, rapid cycling, and the replacement of personality with biology.This isn't about denying suffering.It's about why diagnosis matters, how boundaries collapsed, and what it costs.
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00:00 – How mania is portrayed01:00 – What real mania actually looks like03:40 – Performative emotion vs…
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