Read on TwitterOn December 11, 2019, I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. I want to tell you a little about this tricky disease. Perhaps this thread will help you understand whether you or your loved ones have this disease.
2. Please feel free to speak about your experience in the replies and/or correct me.
3. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by impulsivity, low self-control, emotional instability, high anxiety, and a strong level of desocialization. It is often accompanied by dangerous behavior and self-harm.
4. Most of all, people with BPD feel empty and afraid to be alone. This disease most often occurs in childhood as a result of psychotraumatic events. Approximately 10 % of people with BPD die as a result of suicide.
5. I& #39;ve been impulsive since I was a child, however, from the outside it always seemed like I just had a "difficult character". By the time my impulsiveness has gotten stronger. I could start something with great desire and enthusiasm, but later I would give it up.
6. It also was the same with relationships. At some point, I began to lose control of my emotions and feelings. I became abusive and hurt my dear friend very badly. We lost touch. She was my only friend at the time.
7. I felt like I was the worst person. A few months later, I started chatting with a group of people, and in this group I found my love. This person supported me and supports me to this day.
8. When my mood swings became too frequent, she noticed it and advised me to see a therapist. My first experience wasn& #39;t very good, but I didn& #39;t give up and found another therapist. A better one.
9. She immediately understood what was wrong with me and explained it to me. She also said that doctors often have difficulty making this diagnosis, and that another therapist would probably have diagnosed me with Bipolar disorder.
10. Since then I was prescribed antidepressants and normotonic and started therapy. Medications do not treat BPD, but can be used to relieve some of the symptoms.
11. Before I started taking medication, I felt like every day was an emotional roller coaster (in contrast to bipolar disorder, in which the overall mood changes are less frequent, the mood of people with BPD can change like every minute or every hour.
12. As I said earlier, this also applies to relationships between people. Like... it& #39;s a constant black-white contrast. One minute you love your beloved one, and another minute you have everything about them. Yep, it& #39;s that bad). The pills helped me finally calm down.
13. BPD is usually treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, or another type of therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, that can reduce the risk of suicide.
14. From my experience, I can say that there is nothing scary about therapy, and before the pandemic, I went to my therapist with pleasure. At the moment, I continue to take my medication and follow the recommendations of my therapist, and I also have the support of my girlfriend
15. (thank you, dear!). Just in case, I will say that the treatment should be long-term. I didn& #39;t know what was wrong with me all my life. I& #39;m almost 22. I have a loooooooong way to go. But I will do my best. I hope you all do too.
16. If you found this thread a little bit helpful, feel free to share it. Also share your thoughts, experience. If you have any helpful info on this topic, that& #39;d be really cool too!