Just wondering. . .

[texannurse]

I have never been diagnosed with BPD but with what I read others describing I wonder. I self injure when overwhelmed, am extremely sensistive to looks and words, have mood shifts whenever something unforseen occurs, struggle a lot with abandonment issues (was abandonded frequently as a kid), need approval of others and react strongly when important people in my life speak critically to me or if I perceive them to be critical.
I have been in therapy off and on for a number of years and have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and ADHD. I can never seen to get through the issues and "recover" from any of it. It just gets worse and my fear is through the roof when I think of not reacting in my "normal way" to life. I am going to see a psychiatrist soon for med adjustments.
Does this sound like BPD? If I bring up the question to the psychiatrist, will he just immediately think that I'm crazy or histrionic? I don't want to self diagnose, but I'm just wondering.

 

[angelluv]

It sounds an awful lot like Borderline Personality disorder. Histrionic and Borderline personality disorder have some of the same traits. And one of the reasons it's borderline is because you have so many different symptoms from so many different disorders. I would definitely ask my psychiatrist about it. The bad thing about Borderline personality disorder is no medicine can cure it. They can give you medicine to stop some of the symptoms, but never all of them. Good luck through this.

 

[madison1101]

I have never been diagnosed with BPD but with what I read others describing I wonder. I self injure when overwhelmed, am extremely sensistive to looks and words, have mood shifts whenever something unforseen occurs, struggle a lot with abandonment issues (was abandonded frequently as a kid), need approval of others and react strongly when important people in my life speak critically to me or if I perceive them to be critical.
I have been in therapy off and on for a number of years and have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and ADHD. I can never seen to get through the issues and "recover" from any of it. It just gets worse and my fear is through the roof when I think of not reacting in my "normal way" to life. I am going to see a psychiatrist soon for med adjustments.
Does this sound like BPD? If I bring up the question to the psychiatrist, will he just immediately think that I'm crazy or histrionic? I don't want to self diagnose, but I'm just wondering.

The best person to discuss this question with is your therapist or psychiatrist. They will be able to ask you the key questions that can help with an accurate diagnosis. If you are not diagnosed with BPD, you could have a Personality Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) with borderline features. Either way, make sure you are in therapy with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. That is the best therapy for BPD features or symptoms.

Good luck,
Hugs,
Trish

 

[AnointedPoetess]

The best person to discuss this question with is your therapist or psychiatrist. They will be able to ask you the key questions that can help with an accurate diagnosis. If you are not diagnosed with BPD, you could have a Personality Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified) with borderline features. Either way, make sure you are in therapy with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. That is the best therapy for BPD features or symptoms.

Good luck,
Hugs,
Trish

What about DBT, wouldn't that be good for her too?