Anyone ever heard of this? I apparently have this, psychotic symptoms and depression. I live in Europe so the categories could be labelled differently in the states.

[cryingontheinside]

Its what i have, the other name for it is borderline personality disorder.

[cryingontheinside]

I know what you mean though, they tell you what you have and they dont explain it. At first they just told me they were describing my personality traits as emotionally unstable, i didnt even realise it was a mental illness or that it was basically borderline personality disorder untill about a year later when i asked for more information about what ive got wrong with me and they gave me a print out of bpd. Its all very confusing

The title of BPD is rather stigmatizing so the professionals have tried to relabel it as EUPD in an effort to lessen the stigma. (I think there is also emotional dysregulation disorder and emotional intensity disorder.)

Same thing. Different name.

[Cynefrid]

Its the new name for borderline, afaik

Ah right, I was thinking as much. It's funny because I know a girl under the same team of doctors who refer to it as BPD with her, but refer to it as EUPD to me.

I really don't think I'm 'emotionally unstable' at all really. What does that even mean? I'm not overly emotional, don't cry often, don't have bouts of rage among other things. I do self harm sometimes though, I'm of the understanding that BPD is the blanket term for those who self harm. However I don't self harm to deal with emotions that I apparently cannot cope with, I self harm for another reason altogether.

[Cynefrid]

What's the reason if I may ask?

Originally Posted by Cynefrid

What's the reason if I may ask?

The reason for what?

[Cynefrid]

The altogether different reason for self harm

Originally Posted by Cynefrid

The altogether different reason for self harm

Oh right, sorry

Well, it's hard to explain but before I self harm I generally feel a detachment with the World, with people, with anything. I feel as though nothing is real and that I'm just 'plugged in' to this fake reality. I self harm to try and bring myself back, to try and reassure myself that I'm human. My head gets so crowded with noises, voices and racing thoughts, that I feel like I'm on some kind of powerful drug, out of my head on it and I cut myself to bring me back.

It's generally a very peaceful (not sure if that's the right word to use) moment when I'm like that. I do not self harm out of rage and feel very little emotion. It's my totem.

Does that sound familiar to a BPD sufferer? Maybe it does, I do not know much about the disorder.

[Cynefrid]

Originally Posted by chickenfoot

Oh right, sorry

Well, it's hard to explain but before I self harm I generally feel a detachment with the World, with people, with anything. I feel as though nothing is real and that I'm just 'plugged in' to this fake reality. I self harm to try and bring myself back, to try and reassure myself that I'm human. My head gets so crowded with noises, voices and racing thoughts, that I feel like I'm on some kind of powerful drug, out of my head on it and I cut myself to bring me back.

It's generally a very peaceful (not sure if that's the right word to use) moment when I'm like that. I do not self harm out of rage and feel very little emotion. It's my totem.

Does that sound familiar to a BPD sufferer? Maybe it does, I do not know much about the disorder.

Ah ok. Thx for sharing. Depersonalization and derealization are common for borderline when the individual is under stress. A lot of it. Some people only of course. So pain might make you feel real and bring you back into your body. It might be typical of BPD in this regard one could say.

[Nxi2]

It's what BPD is called in Europe. I live in Britain, so I have EUPD, not BPD; they're the same thing.