BPD diagnosis

[Gem17]

I have very recently been diagnosed with BPD. While it was very overwhelming to hear at first, after speaking about it with professionals as well as doing my own research I feel as though the past 20+ years of my life make so much sense now. Has anyone else experienced this? I would love to connect with people who may have had similar experiences.

[smallwolf]

hi (and welcome).

So while I do not have BPD and there is a link below where other chat, I want you to know that I found comfort (perhaps a odd word) when I was diagnosed with depression; when things in my past made sense. Anyway, here is the link...

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/staying-well/this-bipolar-life/

Continue you share your story, others will listen and respond with compassion and without judgement.

[mmMekitty]

I thought you were refering to Bi-Polar Disorder, but idoes BPD actually stand for Borderline Personality Disorder?

I would like a clarification, please.

I don't have either, but I also don't want there being lingering misunderstanding n my own mind about the abbreviation.

Thank you,

mmMekitty.

[Sophie_M]

Hey mmMekitty,

You are correct the abbreviation BPD does stand for borderline personality disorder where as Bi-polar is abbreviated as BP. It can become difficult and misunderstood but these are the official abbreviations. I hope that helps.

Sophie

[Gem17]

You're right mmMekitty - Borderline Personality Disorder, sorry I should have used that instead of the abbreviation!

Thank you for taking the time to clarify though. I can already tell what a caring and considerate person you are!

[mmMekitty]

Thank you, Sophie_M, for the explanation. This does make me wonder if there is a glossery of terms & abreviations in common use on this site. i'll go look.

& Thank you,Gem17. I think I ought to have thought before, but all I can think is how my mind & memory are in a bit of a mess sometimes, & I realise I'm forgetting & making mistakes that I didn't used to. Apparently, I'm getting old.

So, I think I sent you off to discover This Bi-polar Life, & that confused you. I'm sorry for that.

mmMekitty

[Gem17]

Don't apologise - you've been so incredibly helpful!

[Guest_1643]

Hi everyone,

If I'm not stakes bipolar is a mood disorder, a s BPD is a personality disorder. There are different types of personality disorders, they fall in three clusters, I think bdpd is cluster b.

I was diagnosed not with complex trauma and I liked it, felt like it steadied me and helped me understand myself.

I think for me if a diagnosis feels right it can be empowering, but if it feels wrong it can be distressing. I can understand Ur feeling of finally making sense of things. It can feel validating.

I'm learning a bit about BPD as I go, I have a feeling that in a few years this diagnosis will be very destigmatised.

Ppl don't understand it sometimes, but at its core it seems it seems speaks o experiencing trauma and finding a way to xope through it, which I get.

Although I do hold all diagnoses lightly, as sometimes they are so arbitrary....

Keen to hear Ur thoughts x

[Guest_1643]

Sorry, aurocrrect on ipad

If I'm not mistaken bipolar is a mood disorder, BPD a personality disorder. I know a bit about both, but my diagnosis is complex PTSD from repeated traumas, which I was received to get and helped me understand my past and present

[james1]

Hello Gem17,

I never got a diagnosis, mostly because I didn't want one, but I did DBT and Schema Therapy for a while. When I read about BPD, I also got a sense of lots of things in my life making more sense, and I think it really helped me reset (I was in a bit of emotional turmoil at the time) and look at how to move forward. I am not sure about you, but I found reading about BPD really comforting to know I wasn't the only one and there was a reason behind a lot of my struggles with relationships. But I also had a lot of questions like, 'now what?' and I found it both comforting and limiting to have a label.

That was about 5 years ago and I still work with a psychologist regularly, but I feel really positive about my ability to manage the issues I have.

How are you going?

James