Posted by Elizabeth on August 17, 2001, at 3:39:19
In reply to Re: Recurrent unipolar vs bipolar » Elizabeth, posted by sar on August 16, 2001, at 16:20:27
> what's your take on BPD other than it being a "fad" diagnosis?
I think it's real, and people suffering from it experience a lot of pain that shouldn't be trivialised. I also think it's a diagnosis that is so overused that it's hard to draw any conclusions from the information that someone was diagnosed with it.
> i've been dx'd "borderline" twice because i meet 5 or 6 of the criteria, but i'm not very angry or jealous like the typical borderline i've read about--but i am extremely thin-skinned and self-destructive (drinking, drugs, sex, shopping, stealing).
"Borderline" is a big umbrella -- it encompasses a variety of symptoms and symptom clusters.
> other than that i am *ver* well-behaved! in fact, i am also socially anxious. what do you think of this comorbidity?
It sounds like emotional sensitivity.
> i know i am a weirdo.
Naw.
-elizabeth
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