Posted by alexandra_k on November 26, 2004, at 15:18:28
In reply to Borderline Personality Disorder, posted by amy smith on November 26, 2004, at 8:01:00
Hey there, I was diagnosed with BPD in 1998. I found that often clinicians would go from being warm and friendly enough (before hearing of my dx) to being cold and aloof once they knew.
I was determined to understand just what was supposed to be so darn bad about that dx so I read everything I could get my hands on.
I found a lot of stuff to be needlessly judgemental and hurtful.
The best thing I have read on BPD was Marsha Linehan's book 'Dialectical Behaviour therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder'. Reading that really helped me to make some sense of what I was going through. I also found "I hate you - Don't leave me" to be good.
Hang in there, it is a horrible thing to be diagnosed with. Not just because of the general opinion of it; but because it is the result of such pain.
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