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Originally Posted by Wanderlust90
Singer47 I'm not nesesarily afraid of possible borderline traits just trying to figure out if my problem truely is chemical or if it's more of a personality thing that's best treated with psychotherapy. I don't want to take meds unnecessarily. I have a lot of emotional dysregulation, impulsivity, irritability, anxiety, somewhat disordered eating, self harm & suicidal thoughts. Not at this very moment obviously but since noticing a problem.
I am very concerned about stress but it's unavoidable & I want to reduce avoidance behaviours & face my fears. As an RN it's stressful regardless but I value it as a job with so much reward. My concerns about the stress in my current role are more to do with careless mistakes & being unconfident, overworked & overwhelmed easily. I think mental health will be a different kind of stress. Also my plan is to enter community so less acute again. My treating team is aware of my plans. Half are for it, the other have reservations. So i feel like maybe just take the plunge?
In regards to tackling the issues affecting my work I feel like the team has focused only on suicidal thoughts & manic symptoms. We haven't had time to delve into everyday functional coping mechanisms.
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Thank you for the clarification, Wanderlust. I only wanted to help. There is not a diagnose for everything, but thinking of a borderliner (not cured) working with mental health was a thought that made me wish to give you a tiny help in thinking on the possible consequences of your choices. I meant no harm. Only wanted to help. I understand that there is much stress with ordinary nursing too. So you really have some choices to make ...
With regard to traits and/or brain chemistry I think it goes both ways. A serious trauma or a long standing not so good child-hood environment will put stress on the brain and may change it's way of functioning. Medication or change in behavior might change those patterns. It is not always easy to know what is chicken and what is hen. I'm sure you already know that and are working on finding out what suits you best.
I hope you have not seen my posts regarding this topic as offensive. They were meant as friendly reminders (in case you needed friendly reminders).
Good wishes for you!
