Posted by Kingfish on June 21, 2001, at 21:21:25
In reply to Re: To Sar - re: Borderline Personality, posted by sar on June 21, 2001, at 20:40:45
Yeah, I've heard that and BPD, too. But then, the few times I sought help prior to seeing a psychiatrist (as opposed to a counselor-type), I was told immediately that I sounded like a sexually abused case, even above my protestations. It's just not the case with me, and I think there was a movement in the nineties to pigeonhole women into that category (repressed memories and all). It really made me mad because my best friend was sexually abused and there was nothing repressed about it.
O.K., a little side-track there.
About me, certainly... I made the long hard decision to see a pdoc about two years ago. Was having increased trouble with heavy depression, starting to have what are I guess are hypomanic episodes; have self-medicated with alcohol since about sixteen. I would have with pot, as well, except it "turned" on me. :) I kept my life together like so many of us do - with great play-acting and the self-medicating. I still struggle with alcohol abuse. I think two things triggered my decision to see a pdoc (I really didn't want to admit there was a possible "mental problem" and have to be on medication):
1. I started having hallucinations
2. My brother, who I'm sure is also Bipolar, cut off the family and started having fits of extreme paranoiaI have a combo that's worked pretty well for a few months but I just posted on Babble because it is draining me too much- the sedation's too much and it's not working as well. Already it's letting me down. :(
Even though I lucked out, and like my pdoc quite a bit, I had to fight for a diagnosis and am in sort of a head lock right now with him, so I guess it's never easy.
What about you? You've had trouble with depression, haven't you? And obviously other things if the Borderline criteria hit some bells.
I wonder if your mom might have been over-compensating at her job like my dad did, and I did, and then, came home exhausted and irritable because of it? In that case, I guess she could have been dealing with lots of different issues/maladies (that's my new word for "Mental Illness").
The Dr. Heller site, which does sell him quite a bit, has a page on what Mentally Healthy people are like, which is an interesting thought, and could be a good thread, because I always wonder.
Hmmm.
- K.
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