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Dec 15, 2016, 01:03 PM
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Hi everyone, I think I might have BPD. Been very depressed and suicidal off and on over the years and I have a lot of the symptoms of BPD. Love/Hate relationships with others and myself. Cutting. Moods change very quickly. Extremely sensitive and easily hurt. I've been seeing a therapist for about 6 months. He hasn't mentioned it at all but I was wondering if it would be weird if I asked him right out? I go back on Monday and I was thinking of just asking what he thought. I don't want it to seem like I'm trying to diagnose myself. Thoughts? Thank you!
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Dec 15, 2016, 03:37 PM
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Hello alexjumper79: Well... from my perspective... you can certainly ask. However, personally, I've never really gotten much out of this sort of thing. But, hey, no harm in trying... right?
  
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Dec 15, 2016, 05:42 PM
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Thanks for your opinion! I'm not sure if I will or not. Will give it some thought. I'm not sure what good would come from knowing even if I do have it. Although it would explain a lot. We'll see! 
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Dec 15, 2016, 10:55 PM
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I think it would be fine to ask,and probably even a good idea because even if it's not BPD it will give both you and your therapist a chance to talk about the symptoms you are exoeriencing.
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Dec 16, 2016, 05:29 PM
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You could try and take the test on this site called the personality test. I found it helpful because it gave me insights on some issues I didn't not even recognize as issues.
I was able to share the results with a therapist and we were able to use it as a starting point as to what problems I needed to work on. I found that while it was initially great to have a label and know I'm not alone, I later found the BPD label to be a hindrance as we are often treated differently by therapists and insurance companies. |
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Dec 17, 2016, 03:20 PM
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Thank you all for the information. I will try that test and also probably talk to my therapist about it. Appreciate it!
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