Anonymous ID: bd7eab March 19, 2020, 8:16 p.m. No.8483836   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3903

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https://www.verywellmind.com/grandiosity-in-bipolar-disorder-definition-and-stories-378818

 

Grandiosity is a symptom experienced by people with bipolar disorder (BD) during manic and hypomanic episodes. People experiencing grandiose delusions often describe larger-than-life feelings of superiority and invulnerability. In short, it is an exaggerated sense of one's importance, power, knowledge, or identity, even though there may be little evidence to support the beliefs.

 

Prevalence

 

It is estimated that around two-thirds of people with bipolar I disorder will experience grandiose delusions at some point in their illness.1 About half of the people diagnosed with schizophrenia and a large number of people with substance use disorders will experience grandiosity as a manifestation of their illness.1

 

Grandiosity may also be a facet of personality disorders, most especially narcissistic personality disorder (NDP).

 

Causes

 

Grandiosity is one of the seven symptoms of a manic or hypomanic episode in bipolar disorder. Within the context of the disorder, grandiosity is considered a mood-congruent delusion consistent with a manic state.

 

During manic or hypomanic episodes, the chemistry and activity of the brain changes in complex ways leading to symptoms.2

 

No one knows exactly why this happens, or why the symptoms are severe in some people but not in others. While grandiosity is a common feature of bipolar mania and hypomania, it doesn't occur in everyone with BD.

 

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the presence of grandiosity can be used in combination with other manic or hypomanic symptoms to confirm a diagnosis of BD.

Anonymous ID: bd7eab March 19, 2020, 8:21 p.m. No.8483903   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>8483836

Symptoms

 

"Grande" in French means grand. As such, grandiosity refers to an unrealistic sense of superiority in which you consider yourself unique and better than others. It also infers a disdain for those you consider inferior to you, either by way of class, intelligence, beauty, or heritage.

 

As a symptom, grandiosity exists on a spectrum, ranging from inflated self-esteem to sweeping delusions of grandeur. Grandiosity can be difficult to pin down because the people experiencing the symptom, as well as those around them, may not recognize it as anything more than pompousness, arrogance, or boastfulness.

 

 

It is only when the behavior is extreme that some, usually friends or family, will realize that behavior is inconsistent with the person's usual demeanor. The fact that the behavior occurs in episodes is the main clue that bipolar disorder is involved.

 

Grandiose delusions are one of the most common types of delusions in BD. Examples of grandiosity include:

 

Exaggerating your own achievements

Criticizing and dismissing other's achievements or talents

Constantly boasting and talking about yourself

Believing yourself to be infallible or invulnerable

Believing that you are more intelligent than others

Thinking that common rules don't apply to you

Acting selfishly

Treating others with disdain or contempt

Not caring if you hurt someone with your actions

Being quick to anger if you are challenged

Being unable to see how your behavior affects others

Being unable to see how unrealistic your beliefs and actions are

 

Bipolar vs. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

 

At times, it can be difficult to distinguish between grandiose thinking during a manic or hypomanic mood and grandiosity as a facet of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).

 

Having NPD means that you consistently exhibit a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy in a way that interferes with your relationships and well-being. NPD is broadly characterized by self-centeredness, the inability to have empathy for others, and the manipulation of others to get what you want.

 

One of the key ways to differentiate grandiosity in BD from grandiosity in NPD is the co-occurrence of mania symptoms.3 Bipolar mania is a set of mood symptoms characteristic of bipolar I disorder that appears in episodes and can include:

 

Euphoric, elevated, expansive, or irritable moods

Increased energy and a decreased need for sleep

Racing thoughts

Pressured speech (excessive or frenzied speaking)

Flight of ideas (rapidly jumping from topic to topic)

Restlessness and increased goal-directed activity

Impulsivity with poor judgment and reckless behaviors (including spending sprees, hypersexuality, and needless risk-taking)

 

 

If grandiosity accompanies any of these abnormal behaviors, bipolar disorder should be explored as a possible cause. While grandiosity can accompany hypomania, a less severe form of mania, it is usually less problematic and easily missed in diagnosis.

 

Another key differentiator is time. Personality disorders like NPD are pervasive patterns that define one's interactions with others. By contrast, bipolar mania or hypomania typically lasts for weeks to months and is not always present.

Anonymous ID: bd7eab March 19, 2020, 8:39 p.m. No.8484130   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>8483464

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