Hello everyone,

My name is susie and I am 23. I was just diagnosed with borderline personality disorder this past week. I had suspected that I had this for quite some time. I graduated with a degree in psychology receantly and we discussed personality disorders in many of my classes. I remember that whenever we talked about bpd it always reminded me of myself. I have a history of anorexia, bulimia and major depression. My psychiatrist, who previously treated me for the eating disorders and depression, gave me a medication called lamictal and said that I needed intensive therapy.

I am finding it very hard to cope with my diagnosis. I am trying to learn as much as I can about it. I just wathched the move Girl, Interuppted. It was interesting I guess. But my problem is that I get the impression from so many that bpd is hard to treat. People say it is and "untreatable" disorder. I also looked online at different books about bpd and most of the books were for the loved ones of people with bpd. It was upsetting. People who have the disorder have to cope with the pain of it every night and day. Where is the hope for them? Why does it feel like people are more interested in helping the loved ones of people with bpd while the one suffereing the most gets left on the wayside. Does anyone else ever feel that way

I am not trying to be discouraging to anyone at all. I just feel like people deserve to be given more hope about their diagnosis, not shame and guilt. I just wanted to know if anyone felt the same way about it. Does anyone else with bpd feel bitter towards their diagnosis? I am really interested in getting to talk to and communicate with others who have bpd or similar problems. I want to learn more about it and hopefully someday be able to show others that there is hope.