I can't describe how I felt
knowing that there were other people out there like me ...
I was diagnosed as BPD about 4 years ago while seeking therapy after my divorce. I don't even remember the therapist telling me, I just remember seeing it in my records or on a bill and thinking "oh, they just put something down there to get the insurance to cover it" kind of like previous therapists had done with "post traumatic stress disorder" for me. And at that point, all I had ever read about BPD was one paragraph in my college psychology text book, which didn't say much. I spent many years being treated for depression, drug addiction, and suicidal ideations. Nothing ever seemed to be working, I always felt like 'they' (doctors, therapists) were missing something. And I knew that my abusive childhood had a lot to do with how I am now, but that didn't help me figure out what to do about it. Now, here I sit, after reading
a book on BPD that caught my eye in the bookstore, doing more research
on this disorder. I browsed through a few websites and I was in tears because
I was reading postings from people that sounded just like me. They could
have been reading my mind, and I can't describe how I felt knowing that
there were other people out there like me, that there is a name for this,
and that there is help.
Thank you so much, and keep
up the great work, I hope you know how many people you have helped.
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on this site are with an aim of helping to understand a "particular" disease
at the very least and puzzle
But more especially
to support peoples who suffer, sick or not. In all cases, it is ESSENTIAL
to have recourse to a therapist specialized
in the disease to confirm or to cancel a diagnosis
Though it is
the name doesn't much matter, which is important, it is to apply "the right"
treatment to each patient
Last update 2019