Partner has suspected BPD

Helpforpartner
Community Member

Hi everyone,

I’m new here. My partner has suffered depression for a couple of years. She has been on medication on and off. She seems happier overall now as our relationship has improved, however she has anxiety and seems to have most of the symptoms of bpd. My mother worked this out and my partner looked at the symptoms and confirmed she thought she had it.

she has been to one psychologist but didn’t like her. The problem is she never tells them the truth. Think she is scared of getting locked up.

she was going to attempt suicide once. I stopped her. She hasn’t again but she does sometimes drink. She is not good with alcohol.

it seems like she sometimes has other personalities which is very scary and she can never remember it afterwards.

she stopped taking medication now and for the most part is off meds. I don’t know what to do but it is so bad I am scared to leave her on her own for long.

should she see a psychologist or psychiatrist? Any other recommendations would be appreciated. She does not want to go to hospital. She was scheduled 3 times but when the mental health dr speaks to her she tells them what they want to hear and she is out again. I don’t want her locked up but I have a bad feeling she may kill herself. She says she is no longer suicidal and I believe her for now. I work about her other personality though.

shr has issues due to a bad relationship with her mum. She also has issues because I was very distant for many years. I yelled at her the day she tried to kill her self. I feel horrible and regret it. She fell apart and was going to kill herself. The fear of losing her has actually improved our relationship but she is very broken. Any help would be much appreciated.

I’m having trouble sleeping and working as she seems to need constant attention.

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Thanks so much I will check that all out. No real updates. I thought she was improving a lot but then discovered one of her personalities was writing her letters. She also started drinking again. Wil be a busy week this one.

Is it common for someone with BPD to try to communicate with themselves? One personality writing to the other?

Hi Helpforpartner,

Thanks for your post, and sorry for the delay in getting back to you!

So I was under the impression your partner has suspected BPD - (Borderline Personality Disorder) but you've mentioned different personalities so it makes me wonder if instead you meant DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder)?

To answer your question though, I have heard of this happening - in some sense I think it can be therapeutic, however given that I don't know a lot I'd probably suggest chatting with a GP/Psychiatrist/Psychologist.