News of Borderline Personality Disorder Forum

I've been on the waiting list since March. I have an appointment for "Pre DBT" stuff with my DBT therapist on October 4!
We are of course going to have to figure out how to find an accessible form of the DBT written matterials since my vision impairment is such that I can't read printed things.
I'm very excited! :)

I am curious about splitting. I don't know if this is possible but I figure its worth an ask.
Does anyone know of an event or events in their childhood which they believe contributed to their use of splitting as a defense mechanism? I know its a stretch.....but then again I don't know that for sure.....

I am just very interested. There are a lot of defense mechanisms out there and I guess I am ...

Lost story short: I saw another psychiatrist as a follow up today because I had a major upset yesterday. I'll see my regular one on Thursday.

My question is this: when I asked my regular psychiatrist a few weeks back and asked her if she thought I might be Borderline, she actually laughed. She said I wasn't Borderline and didn't really elaborate. (I'm diagnosed as Bipolar--probably I, she thinks, because of irrational anger outbursts and ...

How many of you guys dxBPD do art?
I mean, do you enjoy expressing yourself creatively? Do you consider yourself a creative person or an artist of any sort?

When I'm not sleeping, it seems that a great deal of my time is spent browsing this forum. Having admitted that to myself I now feel pretty crappy. So I think as I am typing this, I will try to figure out why I spend so much time on here instead of participating in life.

1. If I were able to participate in life, like a "normal" person, I would probably be at work right ...

Been married to a BPD person for a decade now and have dealt with the anger and all of the stuff yet I love her with all my heart. This latest episode is more significant and sustained though and I'm not sure how to handle it. I have been cut out this time to a degree I've never experienced. She is pushing me away with the intent of divorce but wants to keep living in ...

I have "emerging" BPD, among other things. Been on Citolopram (20mg) for around 5 months with Quetiapine (Serequel) for 2 months. I have noticed my hair is falling out. When I wake up every morning, there is clumps of it on my pillow. It also comes out in my hands when I brush/wash it. Has anybody experienced anything similar? Is it worth talking to my psychiatrist about it? I don't know. I feel like I ...

I was reading Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the Scrivener" and he had a fantastic description of why people dealing with friends or relatives with mental illness seemingly give up on you, even when they claim to care. In the story, an office clerk basically gives up on life and refuses to do anything, simply saying "I prefer not to" - much to the consternation of his boss who had sympathy for him. Eventually the ...

I wrote a big giant post explaining how I want a girlfriend. Simple as that. I want someone who accepts me for who I am.

I'm hung up on the same girl that I've been hung up on for at least 3 months. I can't seem to break away. I did a great job of telling her how terrible her decisions were the other day, but I found myself apologizing anyway. She's no good for ...

hello.

I posted a huge long introductory post a few days ago and didn't get any response... was it something I said? lol.

anyhow, I'm going to swallow my pride and try again.

I have had two therapists suggest that I was borderline. I don't know if they were "official" diagnoses, but it's something I've considered for a while.

I'm not sure what else to say. I wrote so much in my other post that ...