Quote:
Originally Posted by AlwaysChanging2
I did some reading and studies in BPD, and what I got out of it (fact or fiction), that BPD alters are facets of a singularity where DID is a true multiplicity. I was just in DBT and I couldn't relate because our behavior patterns changes with whose up front. Since I went the second tme, it just was so not me, so we quit.
Where there is any trauma, I don't doubt any degree of dissociation.  |
I have a sort of BPD-lite with dissociative episodes, and your explanation of BPD alters being facets of a singularity makes so much sense to me. I always thought it was a bit weird that my 'alter' (definitely not the best word in my case) is very much an unformed person. My 'alter' is actually just everything that I am not - which was explained to me recently (by the joint effort of 2 counsellors) as being a part of myself that I have split off and disallowed myself to be.
Quote:
Originally Posted by SydneyD30
this is just mho but..........i have heard that about 80% of people diagnosed with BPD have had trauma histories, and only 20% do not. Well then 80% are misdiagnosed. Trauma is TRAUMA. Complex PTSD has several overlapping symptoms with BPD, but it is not the same. again...just my 2 cents. I am glad I have not been one of the misdiagnosed and that my T gets complex ptsd.
|
I have basically no trauma history, but I know a fair bit about trauma-related illness. There are a lot of illnesses where a high proportion of people have a trauma history - PTSD is, arguably, poorly named, as it refers to
one specific constellation of symptoms which
can occur after experiencing trauma. C-PTSD is kind of an extension of PTSD which reaches towards the personality disorders, characterised by trauma-related cognitive distortions. It is definitely related to BPD, but people with BPD who have experienced trauma do not necessarily have C-PTSD, as they may not experience symptoms such as intrusive thoughts about traumatic experiences. PTSD is actually a minority reaction to trauma - many people experience trauma but are not
traumatised, although they may develop other mental health problems, such as BPD or schizophrenia.