Boderline Personality Disorder
 

Hey,

This is going to sound a bit weird, but I've took loads of online personality quizes (I know, it doesn't mean much) but all of them said I had a strong chance of having BPD. I then checked up the symptoms, and all about it. It really does fit. I'm not sure what to do. Am I just being crazy?

Thanks for reading xxx

Oh no. The online quizzes. Don't ever, ever take them seriously.

If you're really concerned you have BPD then see a doctor, don't go on what a quiz on the internet tells you.

Lots of healthy people show traits of various illnesses, but they don't have a disorder. You will only be diagnosed with a disorder if it significantly impacts on your life and impairs your relationships and other such criteria.

And I would seriously doubt any doctor would give you a diagnosis of a personality disorder after one consultation, anyway. Do you have a psychiatrist? And are you aware most doctors wont diagnose PD's in under eighteens?

Just some things to think about, I guess.

Yeah, I know the quizes are basically a bunch of crap. It's when I started reading up on it that it started to make sense... I don't know. It's like the mood swings, and the relationships problems, and the self harm and everything. I'm worried If I go to the doctors they are just going to think I'm an idiot and send me packing.

To be honest, practically everyone to a certain extent has mood swings and relationship problems.

But that's not to say what you're experiencing isn't real. I just don't want you to think "oh my god I have a personality disorder" when you might or might not have.

See a doctor, they won't think you're an idiot and send you packing. You're showing an interest in your health and wanting to know if there's anything wrong, they can't criticise you for that.

Yeah. I think I'm just over analyzing it, you know? I guess it's kind of a part of me trying to grab hold of a reason why I could be feeling like this, then blowing it well out of proportion. I think I will make an appointment with my doctor anyway. Because there is definately something wrong.

Thanks for replying :] xx