BPD

@outlander yeah just knowing can be a big relief

ive jsut realsied i havent done any of the homework ive been given by my psychologist yet and theres 4 tasks to do im worried about my pschologist appointment tomorrow and whats shes going to say about the BPD.
another thing im worried about is the fact that i ahve BPD, is it going to destroy me? is it going to get worse? will i be able to get a handle on it?

@outlander I have been told it is supposed to get better with age but i dont know if i believe that. i think people just get better at dealing with it.

Hi - while DBT is typically thought to be the only or best treatment for BPD, and the only one offered to patients, there are other successful therapies out there, so I suggest you find a psychologist who has a broad knowledge and can discuss your options with you, if you would like to explore other options. It is tricky as the public system really only offers DBT - or find a psychiatrist who bulk bills and offers alternative therapies to DBT - now that's hard (although they are psychodynamically trained, which psychologists as a rule aren't)! Take care.

hi @Haether

im seeing a psychologist that does mainly CBT but has looking into a bit of ACT and DBT

what got me though was when i said about BPD and also Health anxiety she looked at me and said what the heck are those!

hey @MDT here is the BPD thread

hey guys, hamsolo01 here is abit worried about the diagnosis can anyone give some tips?

@Haether@Determined@soul@patrickT@Phoenix_Rising@BlueBay

I’m happy to try to answer any questions you might have, @MDT and share my experience of living with BPD. It can be quite different for different people. We also had a great Topic Tuesday about BPD last month that you might find interesting. You can find it here: Topic Tuesday-Living with BPD.

hey @Former-Member i didnt know you had bpd too 🙂 its lovely to see you here

hes not too sure if he has it or not but is worried about having bpd, so suggested here so he can get some more real life experiences as well, if it turns out he doesnt have it thats ok too

i was only recently diagnosed too so am still learning alot about it. mind if i ask you (and everyone) a few questions though, ive asked offline suppports but they havent really given me answers