I have both, I wasn't shocked or overwhelmed by the additional dx, in fact, I actually had to point it out to my pdoc at the time, who eventually agreed with me after reading through my therapists notes and meeting with him.


How do I cope?


Knowledge is power, and not the type you get from google...


Google bpd and all you'll find is how we're all terrible monsters and deserve to be locked away and or avoided at all cost.


So yeah, don't do that.


Post in the bpd forum, read up on DBT, I practiced alot of the skills (info I found right here on PC) way before I even started attending the group.


Also perception is key.

With bpd, sure pills can take the edge off your external symptoms, but its our thought processes and internal belief systems that are flawed.


So if you don't attempt to keep or find a healthier perspective, then there's no point in trying to adapt to a healthier state of being.


And that's essentially what we need to learn, how to behave in healthier manners, even when the thoughts and feelings aren't. But don't worry, they become second nature eventually, and don't feel fake or like such a huge effort like at the beginning.


If it makes you feel better, you're faaaar from alone, quite a few of us have this combo.


Just search through older threads and you'll see what I mean


I assure you, its not the end of the world, your world is not crashing down around you. Your mind is just catastrophesizing, because you feel overwhelmed and that's its default setting.