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S12Casual Contributor
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BlueBaySenior Contributor
Hi @S12
When you say 'I think I have BPD' - have you been diagnosed by a professional eg. psychiatrist??
I have BPD and I was diagnosed by my psych 6 yrs ago. I do understand what you're saying about pushing people away, feeling loney and misunderstood.
Are you seeing a psych or psychologist at the moment?
There is also DBT (dialetical behaviour therapy) which is for BPD sufferers. There are others on here that have BPD and I am sure you will hear from them too 🙂
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S12Casual Contributor
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BlueBaySenior Contributor
I agree @S12 it is very expensive. I did a year of DBT therapy and it was a HUGE commitment for me and financially straining. I would go one night a week and do 2 hours of group therapy and then the following week do one hour of one on one session with my DBT therapist followed by another 2 hours of group. It was expensive and exhausting. The only place that I could do it in was an hour away from home so I would drive every week. I ended up taking that day off work permanently so I could attend the DBT group. But i didn't tell work, I just said I had appointments on that day every week and they were fine with that.
Perhaps you could go back to your psych and have sessions with him. I too don't tell people that i have BPD, i keep it pretty quiet (except on here).
I hope you can get some help, it is very difficult at times, I do understand totally what you mean.
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BlueBaySenior Contributor
Oh yeah @S12 - that's me too 😞
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JoseJonesSenior Contributor
Hi @S12,
Welcome to the forum. It sounds like you're really struggling with feelings of isolation and being misunderstood, and you've really suffered from the extremes of emotion that occur with BPD. From your post, it's clear that there's a lot of remorse about some of what's happened during those extremes as well. How has it been since that psychiatrist gave you that diagnosis? Was it at all helpful? Have you had much peer interaction with other people with BPD? There's a lot of threads on this forum where people have shared their experiences. I hope you'll find some comfort in reading them and it'll make you feel a bit less isolated and misunderstood.
Try these:
https://saneforums.org/t5/Our-experience-stories/BPD-recovery/m-p/38439/highlight/true#M6678
https://saneforums.org/t5/Our-experience-stories/dealing-with-bpd/m-p/51882/highlight/true#M9757
Maybe @Billamba, @james_biss, @1stepup61, @chemonro @Ellie @peace @isabella @dwoods77 @Rose11 @shanc @Jynxme want to contribute to the conversation?
Here's a blog from a BPD suffered that was originally posted by @kristin
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S12Casual Contributor
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TeejSenior Contributor
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