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Originally Posted by BeteNoire
Scans show what makes a brain 'borderline' - Futurity
Given the similarities between BPD and many other disorders (especially c-ptsd)
is a brain scan perhaps the only way to truly diagnose BPD? (Trauma vs genetic)
Do you think that with more reliable research on the genetic component it would lessen the stigma?
I think I prefer the genetic approach. It makes me feel slightly less like it's my fault for not adjusting properly.
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Fascinating stuff ! Thanks for bringing this up. I'd learned about the amygdala and pre-frontal cortex in a BPD documentary on YouTube, called "Back from the edge".
I wouldn't count on the stigma ever being lessened by anything, to be honest. Ignorance will prevail; hence, so will stigma. Even if the research did show genetic predisposition, people's minds are made up.
About "fault", I respectfully disagree. Even if your parents didn't pass the gene on to you, there will still ALWAYS be someone else who is at least partially responsible for your illness ... there has to be, because we need evil nons to breed BPD. Their invalidation in our early years seals our fate.
In my case, though my mom passed on her gift to me (I'm certain she has BPD), I also blame the kids who bullied the s*** out of me when I was just a little child. They pulverized any possible shred of self-esteem in me.
Regardless of whether your parents passed something on to you or not, an illness is an illness, and should be treated as such. No one makes a conscious choice to get sick.