No, I apologize deeply for my lack of manners;, I should have mentioned that the distinct illnesses are co-ocurrent, when you mentioned about BPD not being a combo of them; of course they're not, but symptoms of them DO indeed overlap with BPD - there's nothing accurate that can define BPD and that's why I distrust and disagree with the DSM; in other words, "comorbidities" - that's the term. Therefore a person can definitely have traits of other diseases enough to be included in BPD, but not ALL of the traits. That's just what I was saying.

They simply overlap and to rely on a single set of symptoms to diagnose BPD is just wrong, in my honest opinion. It just so happens, that to treat BPD you should be very careful and study these comorbid symptoms, lest our illness can't be treated well. This thing is no joke and there's a good reason why one should inspect the the ICD just as well as the DSM (in my honest opinion again, not necessary and misleading, but if it's a certified code, then one can indulge himself with it; I don't).

Sorry if you've taken any offense in that, I didn't mean it, that's for sure. My sincere apologies. As for the rest of my rant, I was just angry at Ms. Schreiber's lack of profissionality, which led me to remember about studies and documents and my own experience with equally incompetent therapists and doctors; one thing led to another and then I was in sheer rage; just an usual day in the life of a Borderline Personality Disorder's sufferer, right?

Once again, my deep apologies.