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Old May 31, 2012, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jagu View Post
My husband keeps getting self-help books to "find out what is wrong with me." He has decided that I have borderline personality disorder even though psychiatrists do not agree with this diagnosis and tell me that I am within a "normal" range in society. This is making me feel awful. What should I do? Is there any hope to get him out of his self analysis of me?
we cant tell you what to do, only you and your treatment providers know what it best for you and what to do about this situation..

for me when I find people who are not my treatment providers attempting to diagnose / treat my problem I put my foot down right away by stating "Im glad you want to take an interest in my health and want to know more about my health. I deal with my health issues how ever my treatment providers tell me too. If you would like to be included in this process I can set up an appointment with my treatment providers so that you can discuss your concerns about my health with them, and they can share with you how and why they are treating me the way they are for my health issues. Now please leave my health issues up to me and my treatment providers as it should be.

then if it comes up again I state...we have already discussed this either keep your researching and self diagnosing to yourself or meet with my treatment providers I will be glad to set up the appointment. by the way did you know that there is a mental disorder for people who think their spouses have health issues...its called Paranoid Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Munchhausen's. It may even fit other mental disorders like Narcissism, having a God complex, theres lots of things this need of yours you have for diagnosing my problems can be...maybe you might want to research your own need to tell others what their mental disorders symptom before someone decides you need inpatient help.

that usually cuts them and the problem to the quick, when they are trying to diagnose and treat me without being my treatment providers. lol