Quote:
Originally Posted by ThisWayOut
Yes! Though they often simply get ridiculed and written off as hopeless...
I am of the belief that the diagnosis as it is generally understood needs changing. It's no longer an accurate reflection of the knowledge around those symptoms/behaviors/thought patterns. Most diagnoses have evolved over time and with new understanding. This is one of the ones that has not, and is time to fix that.
|
I think a lot of times those of us who have bad SI issues are automatically labelled BPD. It bothers me because I don't have the anger or a lot of the other stuff, just the self-harm and fear of abandonment... But a lot of people don't look past chronic self-harm. I have a feeling my new one suspects it (and she know it was a previous diagnosis, plus she works in the BPD program at the hospital). It makes me nervous but she's very understanding and patient about the SI and takes it seriously so I'm trying to tell myself even if she thinks that it's not the end of the world... But it's a hard diagnosis to get away from.