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Originally Posted by gaia67
I'm giving therapy another try, and I've heard that clients with borderline personality disorder are a therapist's least favorite population to treat. Though I haven't been officially diagnosed, I was told by a former therapist that I have borderline traits, and I believe I most likely have BPD. I'm thinking of giving the therapist a heads up on the phone, and giving him the chance tip back out
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Maybe just focus on your symptoms and issues in the initial interview. They can decide for themselves if they can help a client with your problems. You don't have a diagnosis yet, so you aren't hiding anything. Just be yourself and the T will get a good sense of you. I am now working in a position where I diagnose mental health and many times the client comes and says "I have X" and according to my assessment they don't meet criteria for what they think they are. (Most common is that people say they are bipolar and they are not.)