Am I marked as defective forever with Borderline Personality Disorder?
Beautifulcheese, you are not marked as defective forever. The doctor said you have a disorder; not that you will be alone forever. Why be embarrassed to leave your house? Nobody knows what the doctor said. You feel betrayed by your doctors. That’s understandable, but first — ask them for a second opinion. This was a diagnoses by a single doctor after 15 minutes with you. It seems a bit odd that she would say you will always be suicidal and offer no suggestions or therapies, or even explanation. If you’d been in the hospital for a body pain, and the doctor said you’d always feel it but offer nothing else — wouldn’t you seek a second opinion? Talk to your regular therapist and psychiatrist for their opinions. Let’s say the diagnosis is wrong. Excellent! Don’t worry about what the doctor said. Let’s say the diagnosis is correct. Excellent! Now you know better what needs fixing, and your doctors can offer better counseling and drug therapy. There should not be shame in having mental prob
I disagree with neuron, that “a borderline person would never ask a question like this”. I’ve had a few friends diagnosed this way, and not only would, but have written posts just like yours. But you don’t know that you even have BPD. As everybody’s pointed out, 15 minutes really isn’t much a diagnostic time –and yes, there is a certain amount of misogyny that can come with this diagnosis that makes me wary. However, let’s assume this loser is correct, and you do have BPD. Here comes a bunch of anecdotal evidence. I am acquainted with a few people diagnosed as BPD who have ruined lives all around them. You name a batshit action, and they are likely to have performed it. I feel sorry for these people, because they are clearly hurting, but they are intolerable. On the other hand, I am friends with a few who are productive, interesting, capable people who just happen to have some behavior extremes that can get out of control. They can be difficult, but they are not bad people, and I care
