Posted by Sarahmarie on May 17, 2002, at 22:46:04
I posted a thread on this last week and now I have another question. I read the information on the DSM IV Diagnostic criteria for BDP. In order to have that diagnosis one should have at least five of nine criteria. The other thing I learned is that "rage", uncontrollable anger, out of control physically (throwing things, etc.) is a common thread for those with BPD.
I have maybe three out of the Nine items on the DSM IV list. One that I do not have is issue of anger, rage, despair, losing my temper, etc. My therapist says that even though I do not express my anger in any physical way, (I don't yell or scream or throw things or hit things or hit others), that I do have anger but I keep it inside. She thinks this qualifies me for the BPD diagnosis. I am not so sure. I also do not have self-mutiliating behaviors, nor identity disturbance, nor do I have impulsivity in at least two areas (e.g. spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving or binge eating). Anyway I could go on. My concern is that her comment to me when I discussed this with her was that if you "stretch" criteria it will fit and I would have BPD. Does anyone have any opinions on this. Should I try and discuss it with her further? I thought of maybe asking her to identify specific traits of mine that would fall into this category and then implementing a strategy to fix those areas. Please help me with this--I am not too happy with this diagnosis. I really think the majority of my problem is related to severe major depression and OCD. Please let me know what you think. Thanks SarahMarie
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