Posted by Amanda29 on August 5, 2008, at 18:09:16
In reply to Borderline Personality Disorder.., posted by Amanda29 on August 2, 2008, at 18:40:59
1. "I didnt diagnosis you with Borderline Personality Disorder
2. Initially after the testing, for what its worth my diagnoses were: Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Moderate to Severe were Generalized Anxiety Disorder with features of OCD
3. Lately I have been using Mood Disorder due to chronic hydrocephalus and multiple shuntings with Mixed Features (depression and irritability) because I still think those early brain difficulties and neurosurgeries are the root cause to your mood instability and Generalized Anxiety Disorder with OCD features I try to stay away from personality disorder diagnoses as I believe they are too constraining and negative. So I didnt diagnosis you with that.
4. Regardless of what you call it in psychiatry and psychology a label describes a symptom pattern. You can always learn to better manage the symptoms you have using your own thinking and behaviors and taking medication."
These are the exact words from my therapist to me about ten minutes ago. WHAT THE HECK. I have been led to believe that I have BPD and NOW after 3 years he is telling me that he never diagnosed myself with it. He thinks that I have been just researching things and labeling myself with them because I like to be sick. (I DONT).eVERYTIME I HAVE TALKED ABOUT BPD IN THERAPY he agrees that it is me...and yet now he is saying he didnt diagnose me with it because it is too devastating and negative...and that he tries to steer clear of personality disorder labels.
IM SO F 'ING confused right now I dont know who I am..I dont know what to believe or who to believe.
IM SO MESSED UP IT IS CRAZY/
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