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maddie050
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Hey everyone, in this thread, I’ll let you guys all know how I’m doing.
So I’ve just been recently diagnosed with BPD (borderline personality disorder) does anyone have this disorder. If you do, please share some coping methods. Thank you.
So I’ve just been recently diagnosed with BPD (borderline personality disorder) does anyone have this disorder. If you do, please share some coping methods. Thank you.
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Thank you for telling me. That explains why my key worker asked me I forgot I could try the grounding technique. Thank you for sharing all of that with me. Im down for Emotional Dysregulation Disorder. And I ripped up the paper when I found out. And I’m glad I’m not alone. And hopefully things do get easier. And they think I might have ADHD and/or Autism.
Thank ok you for responding @Shaunie.
therapy really helped/helps me learn coping techniques, paired along side counselling with womans aid to help me with the trauma its a good mix its mainly grounding and learning how to ride out the urges/intrusive thoughts. my fav one I learnt was popping candy. another was challenging the voices but often its hard to do as they're so strong. ive heard DBT/CBT is great for bpd but sadly they don't offer it here.
Have they put in any sort of therapy's for you?
Just wanted to say it's really positive that your reaching out for support on here, we're here for you
Just wanted to check in and see how you are doing?
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I was diagnosed with BPD at 18 but I didn't receive treatment untill 19. I'm 24 now and managed to stay out of the system since. DBT was a main factor in that as it really helped me to gain the skills that I desperately needed to live a full filling and managble life. I may have wobbles every now and again but they're no where near what they used to be thanks to treatment and medication.
Receiving the diagnosis was hard, everything that I had read made it sounds like I was a terrible person when really, it wasn't the case. Don't worry about the diagnosis too much, it only useful when accessing treatment otherwise don't let it define you 😉
And the urges/intrusive thoughts are really hard to cope with. And they haven’t taught me any coping techniques or helped me to control them. I haven’t got any therapy for it, nor counselling. I don’t feel as I feel they’re doing much. All my consultant said to me was that they are trying to get me out of here, and find me somewhere to go (as im in foster care now too)... but my bestie said to me that they shouldn’t let me go, and that’s they should keep me a lot longer. To be honest, I do need to stay longer, I have not got any better, but I won’t say that to them. I’ll allow them to let me go. So my planned discharge is the 31st. have a good day.
Hey @Stephanie, thanks for coming on and checking on me. I’m doing alright at the moment. Just some ups and downs. I have therapy leave on Monday (going out with two members of staff) but it might not happen due to the corona virus, as they want to minimise the risk she of it coming into the hospital... but that is to be discussed. I do hope I can still go. Hope you are doing okay. Have a good day.
Hey @Salix_alba_2019, thank you for the welcome back. I’m sorry that you didn’t get your treatment quick enough, I wouldn’t last even a year. I’m glad that you’ve managed to stay out of the system for a while, that should be something to be proud of. Thank you for your wisdom-like words. And i’m Sorry that it was difficult to receive your diagnosis. I’ve always been like this, so it’s took a while for people to notice something. But you got there in the end, and received the diagnosis, must’ve been quite a journey. Have a nice day. Take care.