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Originally Posted by Icare dixit
Ok, but what didn't add up, what is the other puzzle you need to solve? How would you describe the dynamics? Just any description and how you approached it. Is DBT the only or most important thing you did to (be able to) solve it?
I'm out of my depth on this one. I can't even see the puzzle clearly, just problems. I know they aren't isolated, I think I know how they aren't, but I wouldn't know for sure.
Do you think there is some interaction between your BP and BPD? I think so, but I'm not even sure about that: one may really just be superimposed on the other.
Any insight is greatly appreciated.
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Do you think BPD and BP can or should be treated "at the same time", like holistically?
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Main thing was this: I was medicated, practicing self care, good routine, sleep hygiene, the works. My bipolar settled into an almost predictable pattern, regarding length of mood states and symptoms.
BUT, my relationships were still causing me a huge amount of stress. I was always in some kind of emotional turmoil and it always had something to do with someone else. Whether it be my bf, my daughter, brother, friends or who ever... Chaos.
So even though my BP seemed to be behaving, ppl still had a huge impact on me.
Browsed the BPD forum and finely found folks who understood what I was experiencing. Nearly a year later, T and Pdoc agreed I qualified for the dx.
I did some research on my own before my official dx and implemented some coping skills I came across and adapted to suite my needs. Thereafter, DBT, and still doing it.
These two dxs definitely fuel each other, which can make the puzzles even harder to discern from each other.
I believe they should he treated simultaneously although separately, because no amount of meds can rewire a borderline mind. And that's essentially what a borderline mind needs. Rewiring.