Posted by Deneb on August 18, 2005, at 20:44:34
In reply to If I may?, posted by Dinah on August 18, 2005, at 9:55:40
> If you do consider yourself to have borderline personality disorder, and you say "I don't have a disorder like the rest of you, I'm just a terrible person" it would be easy to infer that you consider those with borderline personality disorder to be terrible people rather than people with a legitimate and treatable disorder.
I think I understand that. The thing is, I *do* think I have a mild BPD (that's what my p-doc said). I don't think that BPD is not a real and serious disorder that is untreatable, I just think that for *me* it isn't.
I guess I have problems with thinking that the laws of physics or whatever applies to me. (Figuratively speaking of course). For example, whatever *I* have is untreatable and hopeless, but for *other* people it is treatable...get what I mean? I keep thinking I'm an exception to the rules.
So, when I say that me having a BPD is horrible etc, I mean it only for *me* and not others with BPD.
> Although, it never fills me with joy to hear the words "I don't have disorders like the rest of you do", as I think I've pointed out in the past. I don't think we're as disordered as you seem to think we are.
Sorry about that. I did not intend to use the word "disorders" in a negative way. The thing is, you guys seem WAY more sane than me. I'm simply amazed at how functional most people are here despite their mental hardships.
Deneb
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