BPD or very anxiously attached?

[AnonymousL]

hello guys

I am seeing more and more things about BPD and I wonder if I have it.
Ofcourse I donr wanna self diagnose.

I'm just not sure wether I'm just very anxiously attached or if it's BPD.

How does one bring this up to a doctor/psychologist without sounding stupid?

 

[rozeske]

I don't think it will be considered stupid to ask them how you can get a proper diagnosis and how you go about treatment. Am sure they can help guide you in the right direction with no judgment.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Can you describe your anxious attachment?

While so-called fear of abandonment and idealization of other people are said to be hallmarks of BPD, they are not enough to make a diagnosis.

Frankly I would be wary of any mental health professional when it comes to BPD. They love to slap it on people inappropriately and prematurely. If you see someone, go to someone whose career has revolved around personality disorders.

 

[Dot]

hello guys

I am seeing more and more things about BPD and I wonder if I have it.
Ofcourse I donr wanna self diagnose.

I'm just not sure wether I'm just very anxiously attached or if it's BPD.

How does one bring this up to a doctor/psychologist without sounding stupid?

Am nt xpert bt bpd oftn cmes wth v intnse emotns & mood-swngs
Also u mght idolse sme1 on 1 dy & b dsgustd b/ thm th/ nxt dy

Cld b wrth lookng up officl crteria

Also bpd & cptsd hve strng ovr-lap

 

[Sad_Autistic_boy_101]

Hey!

I went through the process 2 years ago for my BPD diagnosis. It's totally valid to self diagnose to begin with, this is exactly what I did before my therapist mentioned it to me. It may be best to try some questionnaires first online about BPD. There are 9 core traits of BPD and you need 5. So there are many different combinations. You could then use the questionnaires and bring to the doctor, and/ or write down ways this affects you which is what I did. I was put on a waiting list for a psychiatrist where I then had a personality disorder test. They screen you for all of them. I got diagnosed with BPD as my other traits were linked to my Autism rather than another personality disorder.

 

[thenamingofcats]

You could bring it up by saying you're wondering if you have it and would like to go through your symptoms.

Be aware, BPD is the diagnosis of the moment so it will likely be extremely easy to get diagnosed without fair consideration. Any diagnosis that's having a moment should be approached with caution and other diagnoses with shared symptoms should be ruled out.

In the 90s everyone had major depression. In the 2000s everyone had ADD/ADHD. Then everyone was autistic. Now everyone's BPD. I also see people being diagnosed with multiple diagnoses with overlapping symptoms in cases where that doesn't make any sense. Just be careful with it.

 

[mainlanders_son]

Frankly I would be wary of any mental health professional when it comes to BPD.

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Frankly I would be wary of any mental health professional.

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