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Originally Posted by IndieVisible
Warning: Please be advised that this topic can be uncomfortable or unsettling for some people, specially those diagnosed as borderline. This thread will be a debate however everyone is expected to adhere to the community standards and rules and be civil and no personal attacks. It's ok to disagree, but let's do so in common respect for everyone.
I've debated if I should start another thread or not specially about borderline. But I think the time is ripe for it because there have been a number of new borderline threads popping up and I do have some rather unique perspective to contribute to the subject and I did not want to hijack any one's existing thread or offend any one.
This thread will deal in a few key points regarding borderline personality disorder (BPD). Is BPD really a separate illness placed in the personality disorder section, or should it have remained in the mood disorder section under bipolar? It's creation and move have presented a lot of problems and confusion not to mention insurance issues for patients. Insurance companies do not provide as much coverage for personality disorders, but cover a lot more for mood disorders. And there is also the stigma that is attached with any personality disorder. It is a cluster B classification and considered one of the most serious and difficult to treat.
A significant number of psychiatrists were verry slow to accept this new change and some still have not accept it. In fact this subject is still hotly debated among top professionals in the mental health field.
Another thing I want for us to consider is how any diagnoses could be wrong and how easily we mirror what ever we are diagnosed and told we are, many of us become attached to that diagnoses. We could be diagnosed any thing, bipolar, pdsd, etc, we go home start researching and begin mirroring it and say "yup that's me totally". Not everyone of course but most.
I will post my first post very soon, I need to collect my thoughts and organised it better first. Everyone regardless of what diagnoses you happen to be is welcome to participate. I just again remind everyone to be civil and respect each others opinions and views. Thank you in advance!
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Personally I couldn't care ales if they want to call it a mood or personality disorder. Personally couldn't care a less as personally it doesn't bother me.
Although I think it's true a person could possibly look at these traits (or at other personality or mood disorders) and find elements of themselves in there I believe ppl who do suffer these disorders (or whatever you want to call them) really do know the pain they are suffering and will just know it fits them. After I was dx with BPD I went through all the other personality disorders and no, for me personally, apart from little from avoidance personality, I found nothing that fit me. I have no doubt I have BPD. I have the traits/symptoms on extreme levels in some cases and lower on another but all in all they prevent me from living just a little bit of a decent life. The ppl I do fear for are teenagers that have been dx (which I wont go into out of fear of upsetting anyone) I hate to believe ppl that don't have BPD are dx with it cause they simply share some traits and then said person goes home and convinces themselves they have it because they can relate a bit. We can all relate to some disorder or whatever but it's when you can relate on a level that is ruining your life is when it is an actual disorder . I don't believe it's a disorder unless it has a serious impact on your life and prevents you from doing normal day to day things a 'normal' person can do or function emotionally like a normal person can. And then there are so many levels to this.....
I use the word disorder because in my mind it's exactly that.