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Originally Posted by Didgee Eeyou
Like you, I was also diagnosed with BPD and bipolar II in the mid 1990s, when I was a teenager. I always had an issue with the BPD Dx because the suicidal and SI associated with it began shortly after I started taking Zoloft at the age of 16. This behavior disappeared with I stopped the medication. Other traits unique to BPD did not fit, whatsoever, such as the fear of being alone and abandoned, and the chronic feelings of emptiness. This label also failed to describe the kind of relationships I had with people (lack of). Even the impulsive behaviors listed in the DSM like gambling etc.... were not a problem. Moodiness, anger, SI and suicidal ideation (SSRI induced) were the only things I could agree with.
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I'm not sure I've been misdiagnosed yet as I do have a lot of the bpd traits listed in the dsm (fear of abandonment is the biggest one actually) but I hear that because of AS people could develop bpd over the years... so apparently it could co-exist. By the way I'm a guy.
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Originally Posted by Didgee Eeyou
...could not describe my life long social troubles and lack of friends...
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Definitely relate to the lack of friends and social problems. in my world, I can interact with people if I have a set way that I'm supposed to behave and an almost "scripted" dialogue to use, such as at work, when I deal with customers (retail). Making conversation, is gruelling for me with anyone that's not very comfortable with me. I clam up and become an extreme introvert, which I was as a child too, very shy.
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Originally Posted by Didgee Eeyou
Other issues, such as: my very acute senses, stimming, apparent deafness, boundary issues, lack of eye contact, tantrums, speech impediment, aggressiveness, obsessions, anxiety, bullying, concrete and literal thinking etc.... could not be accounted for with BPD.
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I did not know deafness had anything to do with AS... but I have had hearing issues since age 9 or 10.. or earlier. many of the others are there too.
In any case I look forward to finding out. Thanks for your insight.
