Posted by Dinah on October 23, 2010, at 10:48:54
In reply to Do I really have borderline personality disorder?, posted by Deneb on October 23, 2010, at 3:23:17
No, it's not a lifetime thing.
But I think it might be more helpful to think of patterns and motivations.
Do you think you still have patterns of behavior that don't contribute to your wellbeing?
Do you think you feel some of the emotions that Twinleaf described?
If so, then regardless of the technicalities of meeting the criteria, treatment would be helpful. If not, then it wouldn't be needed.
I don't meet five of the criteria, and I've never been diagnosed with BPD, but enough of the traits and feelings apply to me that I find the treatments for BPD helpful to me.
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