Posted by healing928 on August 2, 2008, at 20:14:04
In reply to Borderline Personality Disorder.., posted by Amanda29 on August 2, 2008, at 18:40:59
Amanda,
I have BPD, and fired my t last month. During our final session for closure, i did something really stupid, but he understood. He has understood everything; he actually supported me via phone and email when I saw a t i had earlier in my life. I couldn't handle the abandonment issues I had. It hurt so much when he wasn't available to see me. His schedule is limited due to something he is going through.
I had several months when things were going well; i was eating healthy, and physically active. I have a lot of work to do, and know that I can control my BPD symptoms. It is not a sentence to have BPD, but you have to be willing to make changes and change behavior. He is the one that dx me of BPD; the other t i had always said it was bipolar. I have always known I had issues beyond bipolar, but the other t still won't dx me with BPD. I think due to the fact BPD has such a stigma, and t's don't want to treat us, and some see it as a death sentence or something. There are many degrees of people with BPD. Remember YOU are not your dx; it is a set of symptoms you are experiencing. The label is only used as a tool to treat the symptoms.
Your t sounds like mine, very kind. He understands; you need to be open and honest with your t. You can learn to manage your symptoms, and it won't happen overnight!
Good luck,
Healing
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