Posted by B2chica on April 5, 2005, at 11:15:48
In reply to Re: Borderline Personality..PLS read... » Spriggy, posted by Phillipa on April 3, 2005, at 16:57:57
not offensive Phillipa,
but i was categorized with BPD-depressive type a while ago so i'm going to add my 2c. i have asked several T's and pdocs for definitions cuz what i was finding on the web and DSM didn't sound like me. My pdoc describes it as a person who has very difficult time controlling their reactions toe their emotions (keeping them in check or like their emotions were a separate entity). their mood changes occur due to outside stimulus and can change many times throughout a single day from way high to way low, or super rage/anger. though these emotions do not tend to last longer than an hour, also described as Great fear of abandonment, difficulty maintaining relationships.
My T when he put me in this category says he and many other psychologists greatly disagree with the DSM for dx descriptions (also others dx). the main kicker that put me in this category was that i Self-injure. this 'automatically' puts you here, however i have since read that those with mixed BP have a high statisticc of SI. but anyway, my T explained my Dx of BPD-depressive type similar to dysthymia. that it's an underlying depressive type that does not allow a person to 'elevate' between everyday surface stuff to deep contemplation (neurotic vs. psychotic levels). no you don't need to be either. but he described it as the elevator being broken. and that i need to learn to control the elevator again.
i thought it very interesting description. i used to call them my WOW days (weight of the world). somedays even looking at other people i felt that they were in danger or that they had a loved one just pass away. i always thought it was just extreme empathy-which i still believe to a point.-anyway, i really wanted to point out that many T's and pdocs don't agree with the dsm for descriptions but that there needs to be some type of quantifiable description for Dx.
my 2c.
b2c.
> Spriggy, there is a big difference. Not to insult anyone with BPD I will just post a little of what I know about it. I'm sure those with a true DX of BPD will correct me if I am wrong and add a whole lot more than I will say. But, those with BPD can be explosive with moods. They become suicidal very often. They use what is known as splitting. I'm not getting into any more because I don't wish to anger anyone. Please accept any apologies in advance. Fondly, Phillipa
> Spriggy, there is a big difference. Not to insult anyone with BPD I will just post a little of what I know about it. I'm sure those with a true DX of BPD will correct me if I am wrong and add a whole lot more than I will say. But, those with BPD can be explosive with moods. They become suicidal very often. They use what is known as splitting. I'm not getting into any more because I don't wish to anger anyone. Please accept any apologies in advance. Fondly, Phillipa
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