Posted by Dinah on November 1, 2010, at 22:54:29
In reply to Re: Deneb, how is today going?, posted by Deneb on November 1, 2010, at 17:26:01
> I don't think my latest relapse is a result of me skipping meds because borderlinepersonality is not helped by meds. I'm really not supposed to rely on meds. They probably help me because they just calm me down. They would probably calm anyone down. It's just so disappointing. I was using my new coping skills and everything, I don't understand why I relapsed. I just hate myself. I'm so weak.
I don't agree with this at all. Well, I agree they would calm anyone down, perhaps. But it's not like BPD is a lock that needs a special BPD key to solve. The fact that a medication has a anti-anxiety or anti-agitation for people whether or not they have borderline personality disorder, does not mean it has no effect on borderline personality disorder. It has an effect. That effect can be helpful in many conditions.
If stress causes overarousal of your nervous system, or even if you have an easily overaroused nervous system, meds help keep that under control. Skipping meds not only does not give your body the rest it needs from overarousal, but because of the nature of medications, anxiety and agitation can actually be worse skipping meds than if you were never on them.
You can't believe what some people say about treating BPD. There is no consensus out there about treatment, and I think it's a sadly misunderstood issue.
IMO, it's not all that helpful to think of yourself as BPD anyway. Isn't it just as helpful, if not moreso, to think of yourself as having a reactive nervous system? An intolerance to stress? And wouldn't it make perfect sense that a medication that reduces reactivity would be helpful, and cutting back on that medication in a time of stress might precipitate a crisis?
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