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Originally Posted by peridot28
I saw on my chart today at the mental health center that the psychiatrist has one of my diagnoses as borderline personality disorder (BPD). I've never been told this or even discussed treatment for it. I just Googled BPD and will read up on it to see what it is. If you have been diagnosed with BPD would you mind sharing how it affects you and how you work through it with your therapist. The small bit I've read rings very true for me and I'm wondering now when I tell my T would there be some benefit to my therapy to now know this diagnosis.
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Here is a sticky note posted at the top of the Borderline Personality Disorders forum:
http://forums.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=115908
My therapist doesn't offer or dwell on diagnosis. I only know because I read books and thought that it sounded like BPD fit me and she agreed and had thought so for a while also.
To me, BPD is simply a phrase to describe how we interract with others and the intense storm of emotions we experience in our inner world.
My therapist helps me by encouraging me to share anything and everything in my inner world. We look at the fears and anger that are behind so many of my misperceptions and difficulties in relationships. She is just very accepting, patient, caring and provides me a safe place to talk about how my life is and how I wish it to be.
The safety and acceptance of the therapy relationship eases my anxieties about the rest of my world. I've developed a better sense of who I am. I have more self-confidence which means that I am not so dependent on others for a sense of identity, or for feedback, validation.
She's helping me grow, to 'grow up', even at this late age!