Narcissism Glossary
distinguishing bipolar mania from NPD
🌗 Bipolar disorder is a formal diagnosis assessed around manic, hypomanic, or depressive episodes — marked shifts in mood, energy, and activity. In mania, surging confidence and changed speech and behavior can resemble NPD, but the episodic time-course and the person's baseline must be examined together.
Bipolar disorder and NPD are not the same diagnosis, and no online glimpse can tell them apart.
Bipolar disorder and NPD are not the same diagnosis, and no online glimpse can tell them apart.
Often seen in situations like these
Someone suddenly sleeping almost nothing, words and activity surging — read purely as a character flaw.
When this happens, try this
💡 Record when the change began, how long it lasted, and the shifts in sleep and energy — and bring it to a medical provider. One surge of confidence or anger establishes neither mania nor NPD.