Psychiatric appointment - scared

[SongLark12]

Hi All.

Changed my username, however, from a post I made a number of months ago, I realised I may have undiagnosed bpd. I ended up one day calling the crisis team which then helped me seek help from the GP to get a referral to the mental health team.

I am not really asking them to officially diagnose me with anything, more so I just want the right treatment for the problem I've got.

The main thing that is making me worried is I'm a single parent to my 2 year old. I'm worried that they will think I'm not capable to look after her which is really not the case.

The bpd mainly only becomes apparent when I'm romantically involved with others. I've been with my boyfriend 10 months and it's been a rollercoaster ever since.

Can anyone advise what I should expect from this appointment because I'm so scared.

Thank you

Anyone??

Do you have an appointment through, do you know who you are seeing?

A first appointment is normally taking your history and asking what your current difficulties are. They're not going to take your child away from you unless she is at risk of harm.

My experience is that MH teams will absolutely not want you to lose your DC and will want you to get the support you need to keep her.

You may or may not get a firm diagnosis - I think some psychiatrists will think you need a diagnosis to get treatment but I don't know if all do. I do know that BPD is a tricky condition to treat - there is some controversy about whether any meds or counseling works - but you may get offered anti depressants or CAT talking therapy or something similar. From people I know, I believe talking therapy seems to help the most.

They also may want to discuss other possible diagnosis, so it is worth keeping an open mind.

Good luck!

I am seeing a psychiatric nurse after I initially had a phone call from a psychiatrist. All he said to be as open and honest as I can.

I already take mirtazapine but feel it's not the correct treatment. My main issue is mood swings and when I'm in a good mood I'm really happy, when I'm not I'm severely angry but this is directed at my partner, not my child. We do not live together. When things are bad he goes home and mainly converse via text. There has been some outbursts of crying and not understanding but this has always happened during the day while I'm working (from home) and DD not around. I'm very mindful to try and not let it affect her, however she has seen me crying a few times. I just do not want her affected and want it sorted ASAP.

Thank you for your comments. It's possible there could be ptsd from childhood also

I've been to the appointment but they have said they do not think it's bpd. She has said I have difficulty regulating my emotions and that I need to attend CBT and anger management. There is no medication for this.

However, I'm now confused as coming home from looking online it said emotional dysregulation is also known as bpd. I'm very confused?

Any advise would be great.

I am not an expert at all, but is she saying you have emotional dyaregulation, which is a symptom of BPD, but not enough for it to count as the full disorder?

I don't think there's medication for borderline personality disorder anyway.

You may want to read up on ASD in women, OP.

@batvixen123 On the mind website it says if presenting with at least 5 of the 9 characteristics which I am.

The only thing she said was that I don't think you have bpd because you don't want to hurt people. She said because I'm doing very well in work, home(mortgage), show great care towards my DD and that basically I'm not presenting unwell enough as other people who she sees. I do believe I'm high functioning.

@Cailleach it's strange you have said that as it has been something I have briefly queried before. What can I do to get more help from the mental health team to get a more thorough assessment though? Should I just do the CBT like they've said and see how that goes first?