I havent seen any actual evidence to suggest this is the case, but it is good to hope.

I find when I am well enough to do so DBT helps more than waiting.

huge hugs.

I have heard and have been told by my psch that BPD can lessen over time. For some people i guess it would, however the DBT skills group that i'm in, there a four ladys that are all around 40-50 and they are still really bad, i don't think i'll be one of the lucky ones though.

I don;t know if that is true or not. But I have felt my BPD become less severe over the years. But there could be a lot of contributing factors to that.....the introduction of DBT, simply being more educated, and wanting to avoid more hospitalizations. We can all hope though;)

It's a mental illness...I don't think it has an actual age limit. Just like poverty. It has no age limit either.

I have never heard of that. I am in my 40's and everything has gotten worse as I've aged. I've read that most mental health disorders can become worse with aging.
I am to the point now that I am on disability for all my disorders.

My aunt majored in nursing and had minored in psychology. She said a borderline in their 30s is horrible. I was thinking "oh great, I'm gonna be horrible when I get to my 30s" lol, my poor husband!

xx

I am in my 50s and my symptoms became worse when I was in my late 30s til now. I am now doing DBT and it is helping but it has taken years to get to this point. I agree with most, I do not think mental illness like physical illness have an age limit prior to remission or recovery.

I've herad that, but i'm 40 and have it as i had it i think all my life but was officially diagnosed with it at 21 years ago, back then they did not think it was treatable, all i was tols was to take meds to aliviate the symptoms of it.

I am 34 and I have to say that my symptoms have decreased for sure. BUT that doesn't mean I am normal. Compared to normal people I am still pretty fucking psycho.

it is probably different for everyone. i'm sure that if you want to get better, you will over time. i think that's what matters the most - the willpower, the effort, the strength, the longing to do whatever works to get better. i do not have BPS, but i do have the ACOA syndrome, which is very similar.. i'm only 22 but i have gotten better since i started recognizing my problems and finding ways to get better. therapy and self help books and writing has done wonders for me.. but it is different for everyone.

sorry i can't accurately answer your question.. and i wish you all the best in your recoveries.

sorry i made a typo. i mean to say that i do not have BPD**

Nope, I just turned 40 and was at my worse ever just a little bit ago. Just got of inpatient treatment and have the scars on my arm to prove it.

Hi Kerry. You are very lucky you do not have BPD and your comments hurt me.

i'm sorry i hurt you i don't know what i said to hurt you but those were not my intentions.

I feel that if you don't have BPD why should you comment on it? I'm sorry but i feel so strongly about this, if you don't have it you can not possibly know how it feels. I don't mean that in a bitchy way it's just the truth.