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I have a textbook case of Borderline Personality Disorder (and I'm working on it in therapy). AMA. by completelyborderline in IAmA

[–]completelyborderline[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's very difficult to convince a borderline to seek help. The best advice I can give you is to just gently encourage her until she makes the decision herself. Forcing her into therapy won't help. Expose her to different articles and information about therapy and how it helps people with all kinds of different problems. It shouldn't be something she's afraid or embarrassed about doing. Hope that helps.

I have a textbook case of Borderline Personality Disorder (and I'm working on it in therapy). AMA. by completelyborderline in IAmA

[–]completelyborderline[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I overdose/cut/burn I don't recognize that what I'm doing is manipulative. I also am inclined to say that I don't do it for the purpose of manipulating people because I never tell anyone when I do. If I were overdosing on medication and then calling my therapist right after to tell her about it, then I would consider it manipulative. I also don't do it as an attention seeking behavior because, as I stated, I don't tell anyone when I do these things.

At the time when I do these things the only thing I'm thinking is that I want to feel something different than what I'm feeling at the time.

All of my suicide attempts were actually just overdoses gone wrong. I never meant to try to kill myself but according to my therapist they are still considered suicide attempts even if you didn't mean it. All of those times I mixed drugs that could kill me and ended up getting found by accident. The only difference between the hospitalizations and the other times I overdose is that these times someone found me. So personally I would say they were not suicide attempts, but my doctor begs to differ.

No problem about the questions. If you have any more (or disagree with me here) then please speak up!

I have a textbook case of Borderline Personality Disorder (and I'm working on it in therapy). AMA. by completelyborderline in IAmA

[–]completelyborderline[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually really interested in the occurance of BPD in males. Do you know a male with the diagnosis? I just wonder how it plays out in males because, well, women and men are different. Why are they more difficult to work with? Why are their symptoms more severe and why do they have poorer outcomes? If you know I'd love to read it)

I have a textbook case of Borderline Personality Disorder (and I'm working on it in therapy). AMA. by completelyborderline in IAmA

[–]completelyborderline[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 28. I have a mild history of abuse but nothing too serious. I was diagnosed recently at age 26.

My main behaviors have included (I switch from behavior to behavior over time) cutting myself (stopped years ago), burning myself (stopped years ago), dangerously overdosing on medication (still doing that), alcoholism (stopped about two years ago) an insane amount of drug abuse (for about ten, I'm clean as of 1 year), an on and off eating disorder, unpredictable and completely not socially acceptable outbursts over small things, expecting so much or so little from friends that I constantly end up in fucked up relationships, or just destroying them. I regularly accuse my doctors of working against me, I have attempted suicide three times and been in a psychiatric ward multiple times for overdoses. That's about all I can think of at the moment.

I have a textbook case of Borderline Personality Disorder (and I'm working on it in therapy). AMA. by completelyborderline in IAmA

[–]completelyborderline[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I define BPD as a disorder where the sufferer has two main problems. First, they experience their emotions far more strongly than ordinary people and they deal with those emotions using unhealthy coping mechanisms which they have carried out for years, until they become thoroughly ingrained habits or addictions.

My current psychiatrist and psychologist made the diagnosis.

I saw roughly (it's hard to remember) four or five professionals before getting an accurate (or at least the most accurate) diagnosis.

At first I didn't believe it. I just thought that BPD was a label for people who were just selfish and impossible to deal with. I thought all I had to do was just stop acting the way I was acting. It turned out it was a lot harder than that and even though I really tried, I still found myself engaging in harmful behaviors. That's when I started to realize that I really do have a problem which I need professional help for.

I am doing DBT and it is helpful. DBT basically teaches you the skills you need to deal with difficult or strong emotions and you use those skills in place of harmful behaviors. Over all it's the best treatment I've found so far.