Personality Disorders Support Group

Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Personality disorders are seen by the American Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it.

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Outpatient Psychiatrc Program

caseyk
caseyk
I had my first meeting with my psychiatrist yesterday and she think i might have borderline personality disorder. she did not give me any medication and suggested i join an out patient program in a psychiatic hospital immediately. I have never been to one and dont knw what to expect. I was hoping she would give me meds and it would be done. Has anyone been to out patient program or been recommeneded by their therapist /pdoc? any advise would help. I have no idea and htinking should i find some other pdoc who would just give me some meds.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It might be a good idea. Meds are a minor temporary solution, and not always helpful. Sometimes all you get are the intolerable side effects.
DeliAnnem
DeliAnnem
You can't take a pill and expect it to get better; you have to do a lot of digging to find out how you got this way and how to untrain your brain. Meds don't do that.
valgal18
valgal18
i agree with everyone else....taking medication won't cure BPD....i don't think that you should find a different doctor because they didn't give you meds.......try the program with an open mind.....everyone is different so it works for some people and for other people it doesn't work.....go to the program and try it out.....i've never been to one because there isn't a place near me that offers it, but i think it would be beneficial....hope this helped....if you wanna talk, please feel free to message me
NYNM
NYNM
Medication alone does not treat BPD. Meds may help a bit but it is not enough.

An outpatient program may mean a few different things - one is just regular therapy sessions but called "outpatient psychiatric program", another is a "day program" (when the person needs a lot of support) and they go all day, usually 5 days a week and have different activities, group therapy, one-to-one, etc.

I suggest you try what the psychiatrist is recommending and then decide, since it is not even clear what this "program" means.
ImpulsiveREtardednes
ImpulsiveREtardednes
Meds are just a "quick fix". They MAY only work in the moment. And for a time. They won't help solve the problems that may be contributing to your potential BPD.

Going to an Out-patient Program would probably, actually, be very helpful for you!!! They can pin point some of your symptoms and offer you some useful tools to help you deal with them instead of you just hiding behind the mask of numbing your feelings.

Hoping JUST to be put on meds is the worst idea ever!!! Sorry to say...but it raises red flags in my mind about the kind of people who are looking for the "instant gratification" result.