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Dec 08, 2014, 11:13 AM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,592
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Originally Posted by geis
I refuse to sign anything that says I have a diagnosis of borderline--which, of course, they tend to interpret as proof that I'm borderline. It's a trash-can diagnosis. They've decided borderlines are untreatable, so they offer us inadequate care. When we fail to improve, then that's used as proof that borderlines are untreatable. It's Mobius-loop logic, and they call us crazy? And if you try to point out the error in their reasoning, that's seen as manipulative. Once you have the diagnosis, EVERYTHING you say or do is interpreted as manipulative or attention-seeking, and there's no way for the patient to win.
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I used to tell clinicians that I did not have BPD all the time. They usually responded by telling me that I was in denial. Huh? How could I be in denial if the condition didn't even describe my experiences and feelings
Another problem with BPD is if you have a medical complaint it is assumed to be psychosomatic. I also got accused of faking illness. My gastrointestinal complaints were ignored because of this diagnosis. My severe lactose intolerance was misdiagnosed as IBS. It got worse because I started eating a lot of yogurt. One doctor thought I was lying about having bloody diarrhea. It turned out to be shigellosis.
No help was really offered except referrals to substance abuse programs. That was no help since I never ever had that problem.
I felt so horrible about my BPD diagnosis and being ignored that I attempted to take my life and almost succeeded all because I felt like I was dumped in the trash can.
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Dx: Didgee Disorder
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