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I think the key feature in Borderline personality disorder is an intense fear of abandonment and an inability to maintain appropriate boundaries in relationships.
I have both bipolar and borderline. Although my borderline is very mild, and I only have a couple features (basically unstable relationships and fear of abandonment). I don't have boredom, instability of self, or self-harm. I think I was borderline when I was a teen and I have mostly grown out of it/done the work in therapy to cure myself of it.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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