Posted by floatingbridge on October 31, 2010, at 17:57:27
In reply to Re: Feeling so depressed about stigma » morgan miller, posted by Deneb on October 31, 2010, at 16:40:56
Hi Deneb,
I see my pdoc for therapy, too. It is unusual in the States, too.
There is new research being done on BPD that will, I hope, not only bring about better treatment protocols, but a kinder, more realistic view about what 'it' is.
I agree that the popular stigma is terrible, and some people have thought BPD 'incurable'. That's unscientific baloney. It also depends on what one considers a 'cure'.
I'll be taking meds until my last day. I accept that. I accept nothing will undo my childhood. I accept that I am the only child in my family to have c-ptsd,
another 'uncurable' syndrome that has much in common with BPD. I accept that I will have good times and relapses, and that many people I know, friends and family included, will not experience the pain I can on any given day (though this
does not make me special in any way).I don't know what a personality disorder is, how it differs from depression, anxiety. The word 'personality' makes the illness sound self-willed and intentional, but that isn't really how it is
at all. It's a disorder of emotional regulations. Isn't that biological?This is so long-winded. I do know that hiding my illness from people--family and friends--intensifies things terribly. At least for me. My pdoc suggested that whomever I could not tell the truth (childhood ptsd and depression) I tell them, well what we came up with was fibromyalgia which is almost true.
You sound like such a good egg, Deneb. Don't let all the negative diagnostic hype get you down. You are so much more.
C-PTSD currently set to twitch. MDD and comorbid health issues. Chronic fatigue and pain.
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