So my psychiatrist has suspected it for around 6 months now. So I guess I should have expected that it was coming. I'm not so much shocked.. I just feel a little weird about it.
I know what Borderline Personality Disorder is.. I just don't completely understand it. If that makes sense? Can someone explain it to me, in simple terms, or give me a link to somewhere please? I've looked at the links on here but can't find anything.
Seems like a good booklet although I have no experience of BPD myself.
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
Steel Maiden directed you to a good information link - I had a brief read of it.
What is your understanding of Borderline? How do you feel you relate to this diagnosis?
I personally look at diagnosis as a means of naming something so that you can be guided in the appropriate way to seek the treatment that has been best determined through research and empirical studies to be the most appropriate type of treatment.
life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself.
To break it right down, it means you have a harder time processing emotions. You experience emotions more acutely than other people and take longer to get back down to baseline afterwards. It's an emotion regulation disorder, pretty much, that also encompasses behavioural symptoms.
I am diagnosed with BPD.
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
you once called your brain a hard drive, well say hello to the virus.
Thankyou everyone.
I will have a read of that.
I know certain things about BPD, like people with it find relationships harder, to keep a job, things like that. I dont know very much really.
Thankyou everyone.
I will have a read of that.
I know certain things about BPD, like people with it find relationships harder, to keep a job, things like that. I dont know very much really.
You're welcome.
I'm going to research BPD myself as I don't understand all the aspects, yet, mostly because I have little emotion. So thank you for making this thread, it has made me interested :)
PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student.
I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out.
I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included.
Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.
I think it's important not to generalise about the diagnosis, or any diagnosis for that matter. Borderline personality disorder is on a spectrum, much like other illnesses, conditions or disabilities.
I find it quite helpful to see things on a spectrum, to know that we all vary in the amount and frequency of traits of whatever disorder/syndrome that we struggle with.
In the library local to me there are a fair few books on BPD, maybe you could have a look in yours?
sticks and stones may break your bones but words can tear your heart out.
its hard to sum up bpd easily it varies so much from person to person. But if you ever need support or just a chance to see that there's others out there going through what you are theres a bpd thread on here thats really friendly. bpd can be a scary diagnosis but it gets easier and you learn to deal with it. good luck and hugs x
Thanks again guys.
Can I ask something else, to people who have BPD, does it ever get easier? I a struggling a lot right now with it. I think I may be going into another relapse. Ive been feeling great over the past few weeks but I can feel myself going down again. Im trying to keep myself up.. but its just not working.
I just wanted to say that although relationships can be hard you can have meaningful ones and be happy with a partner. I have bpd and have been in a relationship for 5 years. He is my biggest support. I think another important trait of bpd is easily feeling abandoned or rejected. There are quite a few good books out there on bpd and the thread on here is good. I don't know if it gets better, gosh I hope so though for all of our sakes.
BPD is the umbrella term for a constellation of symptoms and one persons BPD could be very different to anothers especially in terms of their level of functioning and quality of life.
I have BPD, my partner also has BPD and we have been together almost 4 years, live together and are pretty stable within the relationship. Work is difficult because of anxiety and ED related exhaustion but I did have a one day a week job for some time. I know some people in full time work with BPD diagnosed, or at uni studying.
Try not to pre-empt what this disorder limits you to, if you have a bit of confidence and refuse to be held back, it can help a lot. BPD varies in severity and is known to improve over time for most.
What i've discovered recently is just because you have X doesn't mean you suddenly will struggle with XYZ. So just because we have BPD doesn't mean we all struggle with relationships, anger or impulsiveness. There are 9 criteria, and each of us tick different boxes.
Rather than trying to treat BPD as a thing, think of it as your collection of behaviours and responses, some of which are maladaptive and need to be reviewed.
My nurse said something really helpful about not looking at the diagnosis and treating what "should" be there. But looking at what you struggle with and trying to get help with those. She says thats what she does with me and it makes a lot of sense as as those above have said it such a wide term.
What i've discovered recently is just because you have X doesn't mean you suddenly will struggle with XYZ. So just because we have BPD doesn't mean we all struggle with relationships, anger or impulsiveness. There are 9 criteria, and each of us tick different boxes.
Rather than trying to treat BPD as a thing, think of it as your collection of behaviours and responses, some of which are maladaptive and need to be reviewed.
I concur, you need 5 of the 9 'traits' to fill the diagnostic criteria, but these will vary for everyone. You're a growing person, still very young, your 'personality' will change as yet and with the right sort of outlook and support you can grow away from the unhealthy patterns toward the healthy ones over the coming months and years. Nothing is set in stone.
your 'personality' will change as yet and with the right sort of outlook and support you can grow away from the unhealthy patterns toward the healthy ones over the coming months and years.
This is more or less what my Psych said 6 months ago when he first suspected BPD. But he said that he also thought it was very unlikely that I'd change.
As for the symptoms.. I think I have pretty much all of them. Probably explains why he had no trouble diagnosing me. Whatever lol, ive been diagnosed.
I guess I'll learn to cope with it, and hopefully in time recover.
