Borderline Personality Disorder

Hey guys, Well I am not exactly talking about cutting but I thought this would be the best section to talk about this because a lot of cutters have bpd. I was at my therapist appointment the other day and my therepist thinks that I have bpd. I am going to have some psychological testing done on the 8th. I just wondered if anyone else has bpd here and what they know about it, or how they feel about having it. arrg, like I mean maybe someone could explain it a little to me and how they feel about it or what feelings they. I hope I haven't confused anybody with my goofy way of talking. Anything would help thanks!

Unless somebody objects, I don't mind this thread being here as a lot of cutters DO have borderline personality disorder. In fact, I was tentatively diagnosed with it at one point (when I was a cutter). I actually believe that all the stress from cutting or eating disorders (etc...) can cause the symptoms of borderline personality disorder, and possibly cause it (if the symptoms go on long enough) but that doesn't mean it's not real!

angeliquewood:
The first thing I think you should realize is that this diagnosis would in no way MAKE you disordered and it certainly won't make you different! A diagnosis is used mainly to help medical professionals to treat you. That way, your therapist can work with you the same way other therapists have treated borderline personality disorder successfully in the past!

Also, if you are ever given medication (I'm on meds -- probably for life. It's nothing to be ashamed of or scared of.) the psychiatrist will have a better idea of what would work for you so they can try the right drugs first. Often it takes more than one try to get a drug that really works well to help you, so it can really help if they have a baseline instead of trying to reproduce the hours of getting to know you that your therapist has put in.

So yeah. Having borderline personality disorder (or many of the symptoms) isn't fun, but it's also not a prison sentence. You can be treated by professionals to deal with your issues and learn how to interact with the world in a healthy way. Together with Christ and your brothers and sisters IN Christ, you can make it through this! Do know that the diagnosis will never define you. It only describes part of you just like my girlfriend can paritally be described as a "diabetic."

And one more thing. I'd advise against using "bpd" as an abbreviation for borderline personality disorder. BPD is usually used for bipolar disorder, so you might confuse some people using bpd.

Wow. couldn't have said it better myself.

AW,
Go to the library and check out the DSM IV. In it you will find the 9 diagnostic criteria for bpd. 16 is pretty young to be Dx'd w/bpd. Most pdoc's wait until a person is 18 to Dx.
Bpd is a severe ......yes severe mental illness .

The first thing I think you should realize is that this diagnosis would in no way MAKE you disordered and it certainly won't make you different!

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Ugh...................WRONG........................If you are bpd, you are DEFINATLEY disordered. That's why they call it a disorder to begin with. People who are bpd usually can't admit they have a problem to begin with. The fact that 1/2 the free world disagrees with them is just a minor detail
Many pdoc's won't even treat patients w/ bpd because the recovery rate is notoriously low. It takes a 100% commitment, long term therapy, and regular, proper med's.
Bpd is a set of ingrained/learned defence mechanisms that stem from abuse and/or abandonment isues that have never been addressed.
If you are indeed bpd (which at 16 I really think it to early to tell) and you go untreated, you will suffer alot of pain and the people around you will suffer just as much because you will make there life as miserable as yours with your nonsence.....................Get competent help!..FAST

Another reason many doctors won't treat the disorder is because there are those who specialize in it and would do a much better job!

I think you've misunderstood me huk. I didn't say it wasn't a disorder. Just that the diagnosis won't GIVE you a disorder. The diagnosis won't change anything except to start you on your way towards recovery.

having mental problems can be scary, but they can also be treated and you can recover!

If you are indeed bpd (which at 16 I really think it to early to tell) and you go untreated, you will suffer alot of pain and the people around you will suffer just as much because you will make there life as miserable as yours with your nonsence.....................Get competent help!..FAST

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How encouraging.

Hello to all,
I just wanted to say thank you for replying with your information (especially Bams, yours was the most helpful.) I had my testing done but I prolly will not know the results for a while. But I am praying, and this is God's body so what he wants to go on will go on. I am just gonna trust him.

Praying for you. I am scared that something is really wrong with me...but I can't go dignosing myself...I'm not a DR. Anyways...praying for you...

Thank you! I really appreciate your prayers. Have you ever like talked to anyone about how you feel? Like that there might be something wrong with you? I will pray for you too.

Bams481 said:

Every single bit of this sounds like me...every bit. Sorta scarey really...but part of it could be because of all the abuse I endured as a child. I just think there is something more wrong....

Symptoms
While a person with depression or bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day.5 These may be associated with episodes of impulsive aggression, self-injury, and drug or alcohol abuse. Distortions in cognition and sense of self can lead to frequent changes in long-term goals, career plans, jobs, friendships, gender identity, and values. Sometimes people with BPD view themselves as fundamentally bad, or unworthy. They may feel unfairly misunderstood or mistreated, bored, empty, and have little idea who they are. Such symptoms are most acute when people with BPD feel isolated and lacking in social support, and may result in frantic efforts to avoid being alone.

People with BPD often have highly unstable patterns of social relationships. While they can develop intense but stormy attachments, their attitudes towards family, friends, and loved ones may suddenly shift from idealization (great admiration and love) to devaluation (intense anger and dislike). Thus, they may form an immediate attachment and idealize the other person, but when a slight separation or conflict occurs, they switch unexpectedly to the other extreme and angrily accuse the other person of not caring for them at all. Even with family members, individuals with BPD are highly sensitive to rejection, reacting with anger and distress to such mild separations as a vacation, a business trip, or a sudden change in plans. These fears of abandonment seem to be related to difficulties feeling emotionally connected to important persons when they are physically absent, leaving the individual with BPD feeling lost and perhaps worthless. Suicide threats and attempts may occur along with anger at perceived abandonment and disappointments.

People with BPD exhibit other impulsive behaviors, such as excessive spending, binge eating and risky sex. BPD often occurs together with other psychiatric problems, particularly bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and other personality disorders.

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Wow, I had better be careful