Posted by Looney Tunes on August 16, 2008, at 21:40:29
In reply to Re: T thinks I had an attachment disorder » seldomseen, posted by Quintal on August 16, 2008, at 19:57:03
A couple of thoughts:
1) I am not sure you are a psychopath or sociopath because you can feel empathy and say you feel guilt if you hurt someone. You have some moral development. A true psychopath feels no guilt and no empathy. They take pleasure in hurting people. Most mass murderers are diagnosed as psychopaths/sociopaths because they show no remorse or guilt.
However, Anti-Social Personality Disorder is in the SAME cluster as Borderline Personality Disorder; (Cluster B) therefore, some of the traits are the same. But I would not say you are fully diagnosable as Anti-social because you understand and feel guilt.2) MANY MANY MANY people who experience attachment disorders in childhood (insecure, avoidant, disorganized, or RAD) wind up being diagnosed as Borderline. In fact, some theorists believe that Borderline is a result of incorrect attachment in childhood. Makes sense, since most Borderlines have major trust issues, fear abandonment, and are extremely anxious about relationships. There is a movement to call those with Borderline and PTSD =Complex-PTSD as a respect to the fact that these diagnoses usually result from severe abuse or neglect in childhood.
3)Why is it that you only get 10 sessions? If you have Borderline issues, you require LONG-TERM therapy, usually something like psychodynamic in nature. (Some do DBT with success, but it tends to deal with the here and now and skills learning)
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