Triggering: BPD havers where art thou

[milo_o]

I have BPD and it's a very difficult disorder to have especially at my age. I was wondering how many of y'all also have it and i want to hear the experiences of others who also deal with it. Maybe I might feel less shitty about myself if I don't feel so alone and utterly insane in all this :,c

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I *technically* was diagnosed with BPD by an old prescriber, but I'm trying to fight it. I was also diagnosed with Bipolar II and I think all my symptoms can be explained by that and anxiety. She blamed BPD for my self harm. It's not as common to diagnose BPD before the age of 18 (at least in the US), so it sounds like it's pretty severe for you.

[milo_o]

Originally Posted by ¯|_(ツ)_|¯

I *technically* was diagnosed with BPD by an old prescriber, but I'm trying to fight it. I was also diagnosed with Bipolar II and I think all my symptoms can be explained by that and anxiety. She blamed BPD for my self harm. It's not as common to diagnose BPD before the age of 18 (at least in the US), so it sounds like it's pretty severe for you.

My therapist and psychiatrist have been working with me for a couple years since i've had mental health issues since i can remember, they mentioned that too that they don't like diagnosing someone as young as me with BPD but that they feel very confidant in the symptoms i've displayed and my hospitalizations and the self harm and psychiatric evaluations and my traumatic past etc. they're also considering bipolar because i do have hypomanic episodes from time to time and can dissociate very hard and lose my grasp on what's real on occasion. i'm sure there's more things wrong with me lol but BPD is something my doctors have pretty firmly agreed is a major cause for a lot of my problems and that they would be shocked if i didn't have BPD in the end.

If you don't mind me asking why are you fighting the BPD diagnosis? Do you feel as though it's an inaccurate diagnosis? I'm curious as to your experiences and feelings and if they're similar to mine

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I do feel like it’s inaccurate. There’s more to the diagnosis than just self harm. I don’t have a lot of the relationship struggles that come with BPD for instance.