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Originally Posted by Girl_Interrupted
But you still haven't answered the question and shrugged it off and yet you're sure you have BPD.
Why do you want to have BPD so much? I would much rather be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, than BPD. Do you even know the s**t we get for this disorder from the MH teams? You will get more help for all your issues if you're diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, than if you're diagnosed with BPD.
So the questions being...
1. Do you tick 5 or more symptoms of the above DSM?
2. Do you really want to be diagnosed with BPD and be treated like absolute s**t, or stick with the anxiety disorder diagnosis and find a therapist who can help you properly with your issues?
Everyone here will tell you, the diagnosis means squat (unless you're diagnosed with a personality disorder). It's about treating the symptoms you carry.
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1.) Yes, I do tick more than five boxes. The whole idea of me possibly having BPD came from going through endless symptom checklists and articles about various mental health conditions.
2.) I don't want to be diagnosed with anything particular, I want to know exactly what is wrong with me so that I can look for the right kind of help. I do think that it is ME who will have to do most of the research and finding the right people. I have to handle it myself.
3.) I neither shrug anything off, nor I'm sure I have BPD. What I'm sure of is the fact that my anxieties are not the core issue but only the second layer. I get annoyed when people start doubting it since if anything is certain about me then this is the very thing.
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