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My current pdoc has suggested a try Wellbutrin (change from Lexapro, since I was feeling sad and flat, like not caring about anything). I read a little on Wellbutrin for bPD and don't see it being recommended, but have seen reviews from patients that are on it , usually in combo with Lexapro.

I was feeling mostly sad, until I started a new relationship and now feeling more positive, but also now experiencing severe lack ...

there is so much wrong and worrying me but when it comes down to it i can't say or express what it is exactly i think i am afraid of hearing what i don't want to hear or being rejected completely from everyone i feel like the world rejects me so maybe i should reject it and i often do. Shut off and knock myself out, but i am forever stressing and worrying or bored ...

Hey everyone my name is Sierra and I've never used a forum before. I'm just searching for some advice or a sharing of personal experiences to relate to. I suspect I have a borderline personality disorder. My highs and lows are extreme and it's becoming very hard to function. I don't know what to do with ALL my thoughts and feelings. They take absolute control and I feel terribly worthless and confused. Its ruining my ...

Is being able to "turn off feelings" a Borderline trait?

For example, when things become too emotionally draining, can you turn your feelings off or do they simply seem to just "go away"? I have a friend with BPD who can do this, particularly when it comes to stressful events within intimate relationships, and I always thought it was just splitting, but now I'm thinking it's something else?

Also, if you do this, can you ...

So previously, I posted this:

I like how everyone sounds like Phoenix.

"i can't control it!"

That's not what I said though... I said that I've learned to control it, that to begin with I didn't have any control over if I felt or not, and now I almost always do.

Sorry, I wasn't making fun of anyone. It just makes me laugh when I hear Phoenix on MvC3. Wouldn't it be dope if she ...

hi guys and gals , this is my first post , so go easy :oops:

i have suffered with problems my entire life and never been able to quite put my finger on it . My problems surfaced when i was around 13 . i had severe temper tantrums often requiring police presence. i was disruptive in school and was always fighting . In fact my behaviour ...

I suppose it's all relative.

They seem both less functional and more functional.

Also, I measure success by survival, period/full stop.

I don't care about money or power as most know it; I care about knowledge, and having what I need to have what I need.

I have a lovely blend of problems that happen to stick me like a dagger in key, crucial areas. Those are, social functioning, and extreme difficulty following through with ...

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Hi there,
I am brand new to the boards. I have spent most of the night tonight scouring the internet for help with my relationship because of some stormy incidences between us... All signs point to the fact that my partner may have BPD... He is rather controlling, and has "fits", for lack of a better term, of uncontrolled rage which he is extremely apologetic for afterward. He can become violent...Has broken things, has purposefully ...

http://www.tara4bpd.org/pdf/LancetReview.pdf

Lots and lots of statistics!!

Highlights:
0.7-1.8% of adults meet criteria for BPD.
11% of children and adolescents ages 9-19 meet criteria for BPD.
46-56% of BPDers also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
40-71% have suffered childhood sexual abuse.
Patients with BPD see an average of six therapists.
24% have lived in a halfway house.
72% have been hospitalized.
40-65% of people who commit suicide meet criteria for ...