I worked for a group of psychiatrists many years ago. At that time, BPD seemed to be a catchall for people who didn't really fit into any other diagnosis. They weren't quite schizophrenic, but they had breaks with reality occasionally. No hallucinations, but they just didn't track very well. Perhaps they've honed the diagnosis since then. The BPD patients were an adventure to work with, so I can't imagine being married to one. Medication helped if they stayed on it.

BPD huh,, the catch-all? Kinda like ADHD and Bipolar today? To me if you look up the def. of Bipolar,, everyone on the face of the planet is Bipolar,, that is mood swings! Tell me of one person that does not have mood swings?!
I don't know anything about Borderline Personality Disorder, however, will now research it and let you know what I find out! lol

I was diagnosed with bipolar, then BPD, now ADD. Borderline really isnt something "awful" to have. It is basically a form of post traumatic stress. As a child you get traumatized, and you have to release that "inner self." The best thing you can do for yourself now is learn Dialectal Behavior Therapy. Even normal people could benefit from this. It is absolutely fantastic as it doesnt make you deal with your past or your mistakes, it makes you learn how to rethink, communicate, and mindfullness. Good luck on your journey, from what I've been told, Borderline's best treatment is the DBT therapy, and you may be symptom free in around a year or two. Beats having to rely on meds!

My STBX would do things often nasty/abusive and I would react upset/angry and she would act confused and say that she couldn't understand why and that I was acting this way. It started making me feel that I had emotional problems.

BPD is only part of the picture. Most people have a cluster of abnormality that encompasses many labels. I have come-up with a new diagnosis known as BCWDA that covers the evil nicely. check out bcwda.com. It will blow your mind.

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