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Default Jan 19, 2024 at 04:01 PM
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My psychiatrist thinks it may be BPD
borderline personality disorder. At the moment I am very depressed and having auditory hallucinations. Had one 1/2 hr meeting with her after waiting 14 months since last one. Based in Scotland local doctor will not discuss mental health with me while I am under the psychiatrist.
''Under'' the psychiatrist? The terminology is not.... to my liking.

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Default Jan 20, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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Maybe "under the care of a psychiatrist" was meant. I was also startled by the expression "under..."

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Maybe "under the care of a psychiatrist" was meant. I was also startled by the expression "under..."
I assumed it meant "under the care of...."

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Default Jan 25, 2024 at 06:10 AM
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yes it does, here in UK when you go they ask what doctor you are under on a list of doctors.
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yes it does, here in UK when you go they ask what doctor you are under on a list of doctors.
Thanks for clarifying. In the US there is no such usage, so we were surprised.

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Default Jan 27, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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@Rall19 - we use the same expression in Australia. My gp says I’m under the care of my psychiatrist.
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Hi I just joined today as i’m confused with a diagnosis I have been given and have been
searching online with conflicting resukts.

I have been diagnosed with Schizophrenia at the age of 18. (7 years ago) This week my psychiatrist is now saying it may be changed to BPD. I only see her yearly and do not understand how this could now be a totally different diagnosis. Has anyone else been in this position?

I was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and many other things while I was in a psychosis episode they thought wasn’t related to cannabis but it definitely was a cannabis induced psychosis. Thought I might’ve had bipolar but nope. One of the intense symptoms of BPD is auditory (and I think some visual) hallucinations which I’ve had some even before my psychosis episode. Afterwards I realised that I had BPD, dbt therapy has helped a lot to calm it down. Apparently it shows up when you’re in a relationship mostly (correct me if I’m wrong) but I’ve been decently stable since quitting weed and doing therapy. Don’t need medications, just therapy, which is BPD I think. Hope this helped maybe??? It’s pretty hard to get diagnosed with BPD since not many therapists are trained for it. My mom is a therapist and since she knows me she pointed out that I might have bpd and to look into it so I did. Strongly believe I have it but since therapy many of the symptoms have lessened.
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I think it's more useful to focus on treating the cluster of symptoms as needed rather than labeling it as a whole thing where it can be assumed that what works for one will work for another.

Regardless of whether you "have schizophrenia," are antipsychotics helpful? If so, yeah, take 'em and let the doc put on their papers what they're gonna put on their papers. If not, well, drop the meds (under care of med provider of course).

Regardless of whether you "have BPD" you can learn how to combat the symptoms making them think you fit that dx with education and therapy.

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Not much to add, but would like to follow the thread as I know someone who might be BPD, not schizophrenic...

Best wishes to you, OP...
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