Has anyone ever known someone who suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder?

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Even better, someone that was cured of it?

For all you people that think it is an excuse, well it is a developmental arrestment in which the individual is stuck in the abandonment/ fear of engulfment stage that a young child goes thru at about 18-24 months. They, therefore, cannot tolerate separation and cannot tolerate abandonment...Either leads to perpetual agony. You try walking a day in their shoes...Inu

And tragically, this is the result of abuse and neglect and of course, abandonment as a young child. Go figure....no wonder they cannot mature.

Answer 1

I am recovered from Borderline Personality Disorder... let me tell you, it was not an easy journey. I don't think one can ever be 'cured' of it.
The DSM iv states that you must have five of the nine diagnostic criteria to be diagnosed with BPD, I once had all nine, now I only show two consistantly. The issue with abandonment is still my biggest one.
I spent a lot of years in therapy, with a therapist who was very patient and knew very much how to deal with BPD. I also read a lot of information, which helped me to 'therapize' myself in times of need. Its hard, there is a lot of ups and downs, the most important thing you NEED to remember is YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS!!!! I am guessing that you are in your teens to early twenties. I was diagnosed at 19, and by 24 I no longer showed enough of the symptoms to qualify a diagnosis.
Get a support system, get a good therapist, and be prepared to work for it. A therapist cannot fix you, but they can work with you. You may also need to be on meds, I found anti depressants worked wonders for me, this may not nessisarily be the case but it is something you may need to consider. There is also inpatient hospital care, although I do not reccomend it if you don't really need it. It tends to make borderlines dependant on the system. Be honest in therapy, your therapist can't help you if you don't tell her/him whats really going on.
I found that journaling really helped me, as it allowed me to say the things that I was thinking but was too afraid to say out loud. Don't think you are crazy, you are not! Just make sure you have someone to talk to.
Look into DBT, its an amazing therapy by Marsha Linehan, which helps a lot of borderlines.
GOOD LUCK!!! You can do this :)

Answer 2

Dear punk *** girl, my last girlfriend, we were together 10 yrs, has borderline personality disorder and she's doing great! the first part of our relationship was rough,she would get mad and kick my ***, but eventually she got a handle on it and now she's fine 99% of the time. I have to tell you this though, if you're using drugs and drinking, stop! She didn't improve until she stopped using and drinking. She also takes medication and gets counseling to deal with the abandonment and other issues you spoke about. I suggest you do the same. I know it's like living with another person inside you who's not nice at all, and when she comes out.......watch out!!. By the way, the med she takes is called parnate, talk to your psyche Dr. about it. I work in mental health and as far as I know it can't be cured, but it can be successfully managed. My friend says she hardly ever notices hers.One other piece of advice, do not go into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and try to diagnose yourself! That is not only potentially harm full to you it was totally irresponsible for someone to suggest that you do that. That book is to be used by trained professionals who know how to interpret the information correctly. Not for novice psychotherapists.I promise you that if you ask a professional mental health therapist, they will tell you that's a very bad idea! Hope this helps you. Good luck and God bless. Peace,

Answer 3

Since I do not know your age, let me state what most therapists do not even say, but it's a fact. Borderline Personality Disorder should not be diagnosed until somes is around 25 years of age. WHY? Because many of the symptoms of borderline personality are also common to all teens. IF you want to see the full set of diagnostic criteria, type into your search bar, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Go to the site and look up Borderline Personality Disorder.

If you are truly Borderline, which don't even accept it as a diagnosis if you are under 25. The National Institutes of Health state it should not be diagnosed before that age, as the personality is still forming, solidifying up until about age 25.

Also, from personal life experience, many people are mis-diagnosed this disorder when other problems are really wrong. Having a thorough Psychological examination by a Psychologist, not a Psychiatrist is highly recommended as they do better diagnosing and evaluating people then do Psychiatrists.

Also, it's referred to by many in the mental health field as the junk diagnosis, becuase it's often used by doctors to label someone to justify treatment, when they have no idea what the persons real problems are. I was mis-diagnosed this and I only fit one of the diagnostic criteria, I was self abusive. Nothing else fit, people who knew me even said it didn't fit. Of all the people I have known with mental disorders or illnesses, half of them who saught treatment in their late teens, early twenty's had a psychiatrist label them this when they were not. It took them usually two to three doctors to finally get the right diagnosis.

Don't accept this diagnosis on yourself if you know it doesn't fit, becuase it will stay with you and if doctors, even medical doctors see it in your field they'll look down on you. WHY? Because part of the borderline diagnosis is that the person is self absorbed, unable to think of others needs. Impulsive, and a lot of other negative qualities.

A friend of mine who is a Psychologist said that in her 25 years as a psychologist, she's only meant two adults who truly fit the borderline diagnostic criteria. I've personally only seen one woman who fit it and she fit it so well there was no denying it. She'd do things like knock on people's door to visit, then if htey said they were busy she'd come in anyway. If you had the TV on, you better watch her show or she'd have a fit. If you said you had an illness, she had it to. She seemed incapable of telling the truth. She was couldn't follow through on much of anything. She wasn't responsible at age 30, more like a young teenager in her development. Never wanted to allow someone else to have time talking in the group. And so much more. But she is the only person in all my 41 years I've seen who actually fit the diagnosis.

So if you have been diagnosed that and are under age 25, I'd suggest you look up the criteria, be honest with yourself if it fits or not. If not, seek a new psychologist and don't tell them waht you were diagnosed, just ask for a new evaluation.

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 4

WOW.. it seems such as you have already got carried out your homework, and already comprehend the respond,,/s i presumed i grow to be a ? SUCESS tale, of a borderline character.. in spite of the undeniable fact that, i did no longer get a quizz that reported i handed or failed, Borderline character disease is a acceptance for a disease staggering? properly by way of whose authority? AND which group of geniuses created this psychological disease definition? and what rules do they ? who ever they are use? if individual has particular features, they may be put in the catagory bi-polar, or schitzophrenia (if i spelled it properly) uncertain, or "borderline" OR "Paranoid" yet, textual content textile books, to grant a existence sentence to persons seems unjust, while a persons' psychological assessment won't yet be completely understood.. remember Salem? perhaps you're remarkable on your determination that "us human beings" have little to no restoration, and could no longer end the indicators, after years of artwork are "doomed" to be in denial,,and a shallowness flunkie.. in spite of the undeniable fact that, are you able to entertain the possibility that the no authentic administration of self displaced as you reported, can nevertheless function in this tousled international, ? AND what does that make you, ? A human with a concern no longer clinically determined, nor placed in a definite catagory, the place your "ailment" may be, obsession with a individual like this, that may not replace to your liking or in spite of your interest is, you have the ought to "blame" HER ailment , to your loss of BEING COMPATABLE, OR assisting HER IN HER restoration,, AND BLAME THE ailment, no longer YOU.. properly, i'm waiting to positioned on MY BOXING GLOVES VERBALLY, in spite of the undeniable fact that, i think of i visit do a touch learn, REFRESH MY comprehend-how OF SELF AND the climate THAT DIBILITATE ME,

Answer 5

It's hard to diagnose and hard to cure. Find a therapist who will take the time to work with the person with this disorder. I have not heard of a cure, but have heard of some improvement.

Answer 6

Like a lot of these psychiatric "labels" we could all think of several people we believe are Borderline Personality and Narcissistic... poor souls. They apparently have the least likelihood of all DSMI-V labels of being "cured". Who knows what that really means.

I saw my mother as being Borderline but as she got older and frailer I just saw her as very needy and extremely anxious. I'm sorry for all the lost years.

God bless!

Answer 7

Not that I know of. It is also hard to diagnose and many people considered over emotional are misdiagnosed. It may be able to be cured with lots of therapy.

Answer 8

yes I have it and my life was hell before I got on meds and went into therapy. I was self destructive, I ran away from home, got pregnant, cut myself many times, got involved with some very bad groups, became a hooker for awhile.... and it goes on from there.