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Originally Posted by DBTDiva
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.
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One of life's greatest frustrations is knowing something is wrong with you, but people withholding the information of precisely what. You wouldn't hold back the diagnosis of cancer a patient. Doesn't it make sense that the more informed we are, the better we understand and can deal with what is going on with us? Knowledge is power. I handle my issues so much better when I know what they are and understand them inside and out. It gives me a sense of control.
I say this because my first psychiatrist over medicated me but wouldn't tell me why. My therapist was also hesitant to diagnose me and it drove me crazy because I couldn't understand what was happening to me, and the people who did understand at least somewhat, wasn't telling me. My therapist ended up wrongly diagnosing me anyways. Maybe it was a tricky case. But at least they could have given me more information.
So be sure to ask for that diagnosis. Explain how it would be to your benefit, not just a label, if you honestly think it would be to your benefit YMIHere. I feel like, after I know, I can plan a course of action and make better decisions on what kind of treatment I want.