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Originally Posted by YMIHere
I know this. I've been on meds for years. My question is after 2 months of therapy when he says we need to work on regulating my emotions is that code for BPD? I sought therapy because of the BPD in my quiz. To ME the suggestion of regulating my mood sounds like he has assessed BPD without coming out and saying it.
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Lots of people need to learn how to emotionally regulate, not just those with BPD. A hallmark of BPD is extreme emotions/emotional sensitivity but there are plenty of people who have emotional sensitivity or feel things to the extreme who don't have BPD. I do emotional regulation, specifically distress tolerance and radical acceptance groups with all sorts of dxes. Patients range from Bipolar disorder to Major Depression, some have PDs, some have chemical dependency issues but IMO radical acceptance especially is something that universally needs to be learned.
All that being said, some people/clinicians don't want to "label" and maybe he does think you have it but you have a right to know what you've been diagnosed with.