I wish I knew what to tell you. Have you ever been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder or Borderline Personality Disorder? I can tell you for a fact that both are life long disorders. I was recently hospitalized, and once again, diagnosed with BPD and received a new diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder. The social worker/therapist on the unit called my mom and let her know there was no cure for either illness, and that I would likely be back in the hospital at some point to have meds adjusted and things.

Depression? You can definitely get better with that, but there is always that high probability of having to deal with another depressive episode at some point down the road. Does the bulimia ever really get better for you? I would think that is a disorder you constantly battle in some way, and sadly, a very hard one to beat. You can beat it, though. It is curable.

I too have OCD, among other things. I'm guessing those of us who suffer from some sort of mental illness are at high risk to develope other disorders as well. That's just a guess, and if it's true, that would explain why so many of us are diagnosed with various disorders. I myself have PTSD, Bipolar I, Borderline Personality, OCD, and Panic Disorder.

Are you unsure as to whether or not you have the illnesses you have been diagnosed with? If you, you might want to get a second opinion. I think all of us can meet the criteria of various mental illnesses from time to time, but we need a psychologist or psychiatrist whom we feel comfortable with and will continue to see. That way, he or she will spend the necessary time with us to better determine what disorders we really battle. Do you have a doc or therapist you've been seeing for a while?

Anywho, I'm falling asleep. All I want to do lately is sleep, not because I'm depressed, but because...umm...no clue. Oh well.

Best wishes, hun!

I havent seen or spoken to a Dr about any of this for years. Even when I put myself back on Fluox a few months ago, I didnt really tell the Dr why I wanted it and he never really asked. Thats partly why I never got the script refilled and just went off it again old turkey. I last saw a counsellor about 11 years ago. I only went maybe half a dozen times. She gave me the diagnosis of Bulimia/Depression/OCD. I am experiencing the same mind set I had back then, although there are some differences this time. Is there an online site where we can put in all our symptoms and it will pop out a label? If I new what was wrong with me I could find out how to fi it much easier..lol

you should definitely talk to your doctor about this, he/she can give you the right diagnosis and with that, they can figure out the best treatment so that these things don't happen as much. :) Hugs...

Thanks heaps. There just isnt anyone I could talk to about the things I think and do. I just would not even know what to say or where to start. Its just not going to happen I'm afraid.

You would be better off to seek a professional dx as some people don't really fully understand their disorders or simply cannot explain it very well and so you get various different counts.....that and the fact that multiple dx effects people in different ways

Sorry forgot to add....

For me, I was dx with BPD, BP rapid cycling, PTSD, anxiety and long term clinical depression but according to the psychs I am predominantly BPD

Yeah, you really need to see a doc about this, but not just any doc. You need a psychiatrist, and possibly, a psychologist or some type of qualified clinician for therapy. The only reason I say that is because some psychiatrists won't see you for very long, in which case, it's nice to have a therapist also. If he/she acts as a therapist for you, however, you wouldn't need another one.

Get help ASAP!