i read a thing today that said BPD isnt a mental illness and thats triggered me into the whole 'you're making it all up, you just need to get over yourself, pull yer socks up' etc etc etc

RANT

i thought if i came and shared then maybe my head would shut the f up....

we'll see

thanks for listening
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[NYCDoglvr]

It certainly is a mental illness according to the American Medical Association. It is a psychiatric disorder. In the U.S. at least insurance only covers diseases and it does BPD. There is so much uninformed B.S. on the internet, I avoid reading the opinions of other people. I suggest reading about it on this website, where there's a lot of good information on what it is.

[dillpickle1983]

According to my Pdoc, BPD is a mental illness. Now it may not be Axis i yet, however the general consensus is that the new DSM-V will show it as a an Axis i versus an Axis ii. The main reason is it is so disruptive to daily life. This is what my PDoc says.

[venusss]

Originally Posted by _frogslegs_

i read a thing today that said BPD isnt a mental illness and thats triggered me into the whole 'you're making it all up, you just need to get over yourself, pull yer socks up' etc etc etc

RANT

i thought if i came and shared then maybe my head would shut the f up....

we'll see

thanks for listening
x

Depends who says it. Some people who suffer these "quirks" reject the concept of mental illness themselves, because they think it's a social construct. I mean Susanna freaking Kaysen argued with the term.

In a way "illness" is self-defeating. One sees themselves as broken...

I don't know... being broken versus character flaw... both sounds bad.

anyways... why are we so set against character flaws? Having character flaws per se (not sayin' BPD is necessarily one) doesn't make you all bad person. We all have flaws and some stem from our issues...

The main reason is it is so disruptive to daily life.

yeah, I think this is the main point... if you feel it is a problem, then it is...

then again... answers as what to do with it are varied.

[shortandcute]

actually, my sister gives me that kind of attitude; it's funny, because she is the one who is always going on about how she thinks i mite have a mental illness-that my frontal lobe is messed from my mom drinking while she was pregnant with and my dad beating the **** out of her during that time, that i might have alcohol fetal affect, etc.; but then when i bring it up myself, and say, "Yeah, there mite be something wrong with me'" she bites my head and tells, "There's nothign wrong with you!" I dont get it.

shortandcute - i got that for a LONG LONG time too from my mum - in the end she came across BPD on the internet this year and suggested it to me (it had already been suggested a couple of years ago by a counseller but i wasnt ready to hear it) - i think its only now i have been diagnosed though that she actually see's me as having a problem that isnt my 'fault' that i can just fix 'just like that'

it did help coming here to share - acceptance is a really long slow process huh

thanks for feedback - im pondering it all x

[shortandcute]

what's really funny to me is that this same sister was one of the first ones to strongly recommend that I apply for disability over 26 some-odd years ago, because even back then, i was so mental and emotional--now she's the strongest against me doing it!

[acrosstheborderline]

Originally Posted by NYCDoglvr

It certainly is a mental illness according to the American Medical Association. It is a psychiatric disorder. In the U.S. at least insurance only covers diseases and it does BPD. There is so much uninformed B.S. on the internet, I avoid reading the opinions of other people. I suggest reading about it on this website, where there's a lot of good information on what it is.

I agree borderline personality disorder is a mental disorder , and there is so much misleading info out there on the internet .

[acrosstheborderline]

Originally Posted by _frogslegs_

i read a thing today that said BPD isnt a mental illness and thats triggered me into the whole 'you're making it all up, you just need to get over yourself, pull yer socks up' etc etc etc

RANT

i thought if i came and shared then maybe my head would shut the f up....

we'll see

thanks for listening
x

Borderline personality disorder is a mental disorder . The only difference with mental illness and mental disorder , is that you can recover from mental disorder's over time . Mental illness you dont and need medication . The good news is bpd is treatable and does go into remission over time . Dont believe everything you read on the net , alot is misleading .

thanks all

shortandcute - ive read alot that familys an often find it really hard to come to terms with it all - i guess they prob deal with denial and guilt too - i havent really told anyone yet, just my mum, partner and best friend. Ive got 3 siblings who im quite close to but just cant figure the words. It'll come though, i need to come to terms with it all myself first i think!

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