Borderline Personality Disorder Traits! Anyone else have this diagnosis?

[angelsfeet]

Just wondering if anyone else has this diagnosis. I don't know anyone with it. Am in my 40's and diagnosed about 6 months ago. Having therapy etc to help. Thank you

I been diagnosed bipolar years but a few months ago was diagnosed borderline personality disorder as well. So I'm in the same boat awaiting therapy I've found this sub forum dedicated to bpd helpful here

Thank you. Have had a look and it does look helpful. I have just completed CAT therapy through my local Mental Health Team which was very hard but seems to have helped. Am currently doing group therapy called emotional regulation. Not keen on groups but giving it a go!

I'm glad it helps good luck.

Yep. Dx of bipolar II and EDNOS with BPD traits. I think it's because lots of the bipolar and BPD symptoms are similar/cross over

Hi angelsfeet! I am thinking of cat therapy. How was it? If I may ask. Did it go much into childhood?

Sorry for late reply. Hi Kitty, mental health stuff seems to all go together. I have General Anxiety Disorder, Depressive Disorder in remission and now the Borderline Personality Disorder Traits. Was really shocked and upset when I had the BPD diagnosis but coming to terms with it now. Can see now how its affected me all my life but diagnosed at 46!!

Hi Caligulashorse. CAT therapy is definitely the best one for BPD. I have had CBT twice and loads of counselling with little benefit. I won't lie and say it was easy though and it does look at the route causes of your behaviour from the past and how it affects today. It was interesting and hard. It was up to me how much I went into my childhood. I had a Community Psychiatric Nurse as well whilst doing the therapy for support and the out of hours support number. These really helped. I am glad I did it because I really want to improve and it had to be done. I am definitely coping better now. Currently doing an emotional regulation group for 8 weeks which is based on DBT. Thats helpful but I find group situations very hard.

I find the book BPD in the "For Dummies" range very illuminating.

I had a diagnosis of traits of emotionally unstable PD which is the same as traits of BPD.

Also have Recurrent Depressive Disorder.

I haven't had any therapy apart from sessions with a Psychologist over a year ago, she referred me for DBT but the therapist there realised I was having an Acute Psychotic episode and stopped the DBT.

Now I take high dose Venlafaxine (an AD) and take Anti-Psychotics, and see a Psychiatrist 3 monthly.

I'm a bit confused really now as to the accuracy of my diagnoses. I don't know why I'm on long-term anti-psychotics except that I know they work.

Yes, the psychiatrist called mine emotionally unstable personality traits first of all. Sounded better than personality disorder!

It is good the anti-psychotic is working and thats the main thing. My mum has been on them for years. I take Trazodone AD, beta blockers for anxiety and occasional diazepam when needed. I was seeing the psychiatrist 3 monthly but now gone to 9 months.

I had to be stable enough to do the CAT therapy and it was hard but useful. I am now doing a short DBT course which is about emotional regulation and mindfulness. Finding it useful. Maybe you could try again now that the anti-psychotic is working.

I was very confused about the bpd until i ready Borderline Personality Disorder in the "For Dummies" range of books. Easy to understand and refer too. x