Borderline personality Disorder- Do you relate with this?

[Depressed_Kettle]

https://borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/A_BPD_Brief_REV2011.pdf

I relate with this quite a bit but I'm not entirely sure as a few things don't seem like me. I don't get angry often, I'm pretty chill. A lot of the other criteria I relate to but it's hard to say if it's BPD or the other things I'm diagnosed with. It's also hard to say if the other diagnoses aren't just BPD in disguise.

 

[Shadowplay]

Nah.

 

[OrcWitch]

I don't know. I used to think I was but I am missing most of the criteria. My internal identity and values are consistent. I also don't do the splitting thing of good&evil, I have a nuanced view of even my worst enemies, my friends can piss me off and I don't split on them. But I used to get overwhelmed and had moments that could be considered a symptom of BPD. There was a lot of emotional instability and self destructive behaviors earlier in life. I heard offhand that BPD might be removed from the cluster B disorders and moved into a PTSD category.

Anyways there are some posters here with BPD that will probably post.

 

[motel rooms]

I don't get why they still insist on calling it borderline personality disorder instead of emotionally unstable pd (EUPD). The "borderline" in it means nothing anymore:

https://www.verywellmind.com/borderline-personality-disorder-meaning-425191

 

[LossOfWill]

I've been prof. diagnosed with BPD, so yea I relate to this stuff haha.

Probably my most severe symptom is my lack of identity. It sucks not being your own person.

 

[OrcWitch]

I've been prof. diagnosed with BPD, so yea I relate to this stuff haha.

Probably my most severe symptom is my lack of identity. It sucks not being your own person.

From an outside perspective this seems like the most difficult aspect of living with this.

 

[RazzleDazzle]

Nah. One of the only things that rings a bell for me on the list are self-destructive behaviors, but I wouldn't describe them as being generally impulsive. I'm a recovering alcoholic and I've done my share of abusing other substances but it's not really something that I did impulsively in response to strong emotions in the heat of the moment. I do sometimes have a bit of a death wish when driving and do things like impulsively speed excessively, that's about it.

 

[Ego Sum Medusa]

I relate with this quite a bit but I'm not entirely sure as a few things don't seem like me. I don't get angry often, I'm pretty chill. A lot of the other criteria I relate to but it's hard to say if it's BPD or the other things I'm diagnosed with. It's also hard to say if the other diagnoses aren't just BPD in disguise.

I identify with this as well having been diagnosed, undiagnosed and re-diagnosed with BiPolar 2 as well as having BPD. My current Psychologist, who has being seeing me for years and is a specialist in PTSD and other bid dog disorders, says that it's hard to tell with me because so many of my BiPolar 2-like symptoms can also be ascribed to my other disorders (mainly, I surmise, BPD). "BPD in disguise," as you mentioned.

The psychiatrist before the current one did diagnose BiPolar 2, but said it was very hard to detect under the major anxiety disorder. Anyway, it was a "soft" diagnosis because she mainly attributed it to my sensitivity to SSRI's and other psychotropics, which I'm beginning to think might be a result of the Fibro., instead.

So, we in the same boat in that BPD seems to mirror other disorders which makes them hard to diagnose and frustrating for us.

Lastly, I know you mentioned that some of the criteria doesn't fit with the diagnosis of BPD for you, but you don't have to have all of them to have the disorder.

I'm feeling for you in this conundrum. ♥

 

[nameeater]

i have bpd! it's an extremely complex disorder and very hard to diagnose (lots of symptom overlap with other disorders) so if you're worried you may have it i'd definitely recommend speaking to a professional ^^

 

[MeltedJello]

Never got professionally diagnosed, however I definitely think I have BPD. I've done a lot of research, and I meet almost all of the criteria. Personally, I just don't see the point in getting diagnosed, when ctb is what I've already decided on. I'd rather end my suffering entirely, instead of trying to get better. I don't even want to get better too. I'm just tired of trying now.

 

[xLosthopex]

I'm diagnosed with BPD and yeah I do, I'm very much a textbook case of BPD, and it has ruined my life