Teen Resources For Mental Health
Many teenagers in America are having difficult times with their mental health. From dealing with issues such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and more, parents are inundated with many severe issues in trying to support their children as they go through adolescence.
I don't think you can talk about BPD without considering the trauma that caused it. Very common in children of alcoholics. When you grow up on an emotional roller coaster, that imprints and it's really frustrating to hear this interview progressing without reference to trauma. This is why healthcare (including mental and drug rehab) should be free. A lot of the people who need care can't pay for it. And it's not only in the best interest of the patient, it's better for the society for those individuals to be in treatment.
I was diagnosed with this when I started my teenage years it makes so much sense. Especially the empty feeling and trying to fill it up with spending or binge eating. 9 months of DBT has helped me a lot but I still have those days where I feel there's no hope for my future. I'm glad this is being talked about more there's still so much stigma towards bpd.
Are there distinct differences and similarities of PTSD and BPD? I have been misdiagnosed with borderline several times because I struggle with self harm and mood swings...and dissociative issues. However, I do not have a lot of staple BPD traits such as no sense of self and seeing things in black and white. Where I have text book PTSD. I think teen therapists and psychiatrists see someone who self harm and immediately labels them as BPD. Do all people with BPD have PTSD?
I feel more sympathy towards BPD than, say, a psychopath (who is born a psychopath). Someone did horrible things to them early on in life when they were vulnerable and innocent. They could have been completely different if they were cared for.
BPD may have defective traits, but they also have a capacity for feeling deeply, which neither of you have - it is obvious from the way you talk about them. If they learn to manage their emotions and build a sense of self, they can help others in a way that you would never be able to understand...you are telling the defects only and I'm not surprised, but I would encourage these people to keep their hope and understand that there is also something good and special in each of them.
I'm getting reevaluated soon by a psychiatrist because I believe I was misdiagnosed and that I have BPD. I'm not going to say I do for sure until I speak with a professional of course but it is a bit scary for me hearing about the disorder. It's so spot on. Oh well, getting the correct diagnoses is important to move forward in recovery so it'll be for the best in the end!
Nurses suspected my grandmother (from their experiences with her and our stories of her over the years) had BPD, and lately I’ve been wondering if my mother has it. Definite emotional ups and downs within single days, you literally have no idea if she’s going to be violently angry, sobbing, mischievous, happy, or what, and they change quickly and then she quickly regrets what she’s done, but during the moment she’s outright used her moods as an excuse for her behavior like she’s thrown many punches into the wall, into someone’s face, through two doors.
I don't think you can talk about BPD without considering the trauma that caused it. Very common in children of alcoholics. When you grow up on an emotional roller coaster, that imprints and it's really frustrating to hear this interview progressing without reference to trauma. This is why healthcare (including mental and drug rehab) should be free. A lot of the people who need care can't pay for it. And it's not only in the best interest of the patient, it's better for the society for those individuals to be in treatment.
I was diagnosed with this when I started my teenage years it makes so much sense. Especially the empty feeling and trying to fill it up with spending or binge eating. 9 months of DBT has helped me a lot but I still have those days where I feel there's no hope for my future. I'm glad this is being talked about more there's still so much stigma towards bpd.
Are there distinct differences and similarities of PTSD and BPD? I have been misdiagnosed with borderline several times because I struggle with self harm and mood swings...and dissociative issues. However, I do not have a lot of staple BPD traits such as no sense of self and seeing things in black and white. Where I have text book PTSD. I think teen therapists and psychiatrists see someone who self harm and immediately labels them as BPD. Do all people with BPD have PTSD?
I feel more sympathy towards BPD than, say, a psychopath (who is born a psychopath). Someone did horrible things to them early on in life when they were vulnerable and innocent. They could have been completely different if they were cared for.
BPD may have defective traits, but they also have a capacity for feeling deeply, which neither of you have - it is obvious from the way you talk about them. If they learn to manage their emotions and build a sense of self, they can help others in a way that you would never be able to understand...you are telling the defects only and I'm not surprised, but I would encourage these people to keep their hope and understand that there is also something good and special in each of them.
I'm getting reevaluated soon by a psychiatrist because I believe I was misdiagnosed and that I have BPD. I'm not going to say I do for sure until I speak with a professional of course but it is a bit scary for me hearing about the disorder. It's so spot on. Oh well, getting the correct diagnoses is important to move forward in recovery so it'll be for the best in the end!
Nurses suspected my grandmother (from their experiences with her and our stories of her over the years) had BPD, and lately I’ve been wondering if my mother has it. Definite emotional ups and downs within single days, you literally have no idea if she’s going to be violently angry, sobbing, mischievous, happy, or what, and they change quickly and then she quickly regrets what she’s done, but during the moment she’s outright used her moods as an excuse for her behavior like she’s thrown many punches into the wall, into someone’s face, through two doors.