[carrie_ann]

so i saw a shrink 2day who very calmly announced that every mh label i been slapped with for the past 35 yrs is wrong. very calmly told me ... you don't got cc-ptsd, d.i.d., bipolar etc .... you got borderline personality disorder. wtf? this man calmly says all this and expects what???? what he got was a new one ripped b4 i stormed out the office!

and if these idiots take up to 35 yrs to decide something ... oh like i'm REALLY gonna be compliant with the treatment package he THINKS is right .... NOT!!!!! come back in 35 yrs with another one doc!!!!!!!

[Phreak]

Originally Posted by carrie_ann

so i saw a shrink 2day who very calmly announced that every mh label i been slapped with for the past 35 yrs is wrong. very calmly told me ... you don't got cc-ptsd, d.i.d., bipolar etc .... you got borderline personality disorder. wtf? this man calmly says all this and expects what???? what he got was a new one ripped b4 i stormed out the office!

and if these idiots take up to 35 yrs to decide something ... oh like i'm REALLY gonna be compliant with the treatment package he THINKS is right .... NOT!!!!! come back in 35 yrs with another one doc!!!!!!!

Such a measured level headed response. So "he got a new one ripped" did that resolve anything or achieve anything remotely productive?

Interesting that you chose to post in the BPD forum section

[unlived]

Originally Posted by carrie_ann

what he got was a new one ripped b4 i stormed out the office!

Which probably did nothing but prove his point.

[greentires4me]

well that probably was a good yelling spree...did you feel better after it.

[The_little_didgee]

Hearing that diagnosis can really hurt for sure.

Remember this: Medical opinions are not absolute and often change over time. A doctor who meets with you for the first time and diagnoses a personality disorder within a few minutes is irresponsible.

Try finding a therapist (not a psychiatrist) who specializes in trauma and works in the community.

What treatment did the psychiatrist suggest?

[carrie_ann]

hi Phreak ... i posted in this forum coz that's what this doc says i got.

it didn't achieve anything bawling him out, but he was called in by the emergency mh team coz i'd tried to kill myself, he ignored that fact, didn't ask me any questions, totally dismissed all mine and just announced that going by my history notes (all he's got) that i'm bpd ... so yeah, bawling him out then storming out the room was maybe not productive but how i felt.

unlived ... i suppose so.

greentiresme ... not one little bit

The_little_didgee ... he suggested therapy which is usually 1 hr a week here. my care team (despite agreeing with his diagnosis, based on knowing me 16 yrs) did advice me to ask for second opinion on grounds of him only seeing me this once and it being just one mans opinion. they're currently looking to get me a therapist for after detox.