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Posted by Colleen D. on April 2, 2007, at 20:11:21
The more I read about BPD here and other places on the web, the more I see myself in the description of people with this disorder. I think I have made some progress though since I started taking meds and no longer have a pdoc because the "pay as you can" policy at the local public mental health agency has dicctates that other people need free help more than I do. My recent suicidal ideation has frightened me and I have to do something to keep on making progress. My current meds just aren't cutting it.
I have had since I can remember (despite being a high achiever) low self-esteem, intense stormy relationships, fear of abandonment and rejection, hypersensitivity to criticism, and having been sexually abused in my teens. There are other BPD behaviors I identify with, but I'll spare you from the whole list. I have also always been a skin picker. At times I recall that I would pick my face or my arms and legs 'til they looked so bad I couldn't go out in public. Is this really a form of self-injury since I didn't really do anything that threatening?
I have officially been dx'ed with recurrent MDD, OCD and GAD, so I wonder if my skin picking behavior is a manifestation of OCD, BPD or both.
I'm looking for expert opinions here ((;-)) before I read the books I've just ordered about BPD. I think I have been misdiagnosed. OCD + avoidant BPD seems to hit the nail on the head as much as I hate to admit it.
Thanks,
Colleen
Posted by pegasus on April 3, 2007, at 8:55:42
In reply to Borderline PD? Is skin picking self-injury?, posted by Colleen D. on April 2, 2007, at 20:11:21
Hi Colleen,
I'm sorry that you are having so much trouble in multiple areas of your life. It's tough when meds don't work and therapy isn't available. I'm glad you're posting here and looking for other avenues for help.
Personally, I'm not much in favor of diagnoses. I think they lump people who are often better off being considered separately. But I understand the temptation to have a label for things like mental disorders. It does make them seem more manageable in a way. And I know it can help in finding ways to approach them.
Skin picking can definitely be considered self injury. A lot of self injury isn't really extreme. Personally, I've SI-ed off and on for years, but I've never "really hurt myself". At least in the sense that I never needed medical treatment. I've done just about everything one can think of in terms of self harm, though. It's not about ending up seriously injured. It's about coping, in a way.
I hope you find the help you're looking for in the books you've ordered.
peg
Posted by Phillipa on April 8, 2007, at 12:33:12
In reply to Re: Borderline PD? Is skin picking self-injury?, posted by pegasus on April 3, 2007, at 8:55:42
I pick my cuticles til they bleed sometimes I attribute it to restless anxiety. Am I wrong? Love Phillipa
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