Re: Re: Can someone maybe clarify this for me?

[Guest guest]

I was just going to ask the same thing. I was misdiagnosed as BPD three

years ago. Turned out I have Grave's Disease, which is a severly hyperthyroid,

which can sometimes mimic the symptoms. They're *supposed* to do I thyroid

scan, I heard later, but my husband was deployed at the time, and it was an

Army thing, and... just a mess. Plus I found out the therapist and his

partners specialized in BPD, something that neither I nor the Army nor the

Army's

insurance knew. They were experimenting with different drugs and such, which,

actually, aggrevated the orginal problem, which hadn't been diagnosed yet...

When I figured out what was going on (after getting seen for a seemingly

unrelated symptom--thyroid tremors and doing extensive research myself) I left

that therapist, and never got the chance to see another, due to moves and

such. I did get treatment for my Grave's, though, or am undergoing treatment,

and my " symptoms " are getting much better.

In a message dated 12/11/2006 8:48:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

whatacutemom@... writes:

Does your brother have BPD? Was he misdiagnosed? I hear that BPD is

often misdiagnosed b/c it's so hard to figure out... and some docs

are manipulated or confused by their patients.

Your mother... hmm... well, my nada seems to have moods that are

longer as well. She'll be FINE for a while, it seems, and then just

split me black and it's like her " bad mood " lasts months. Depends on

who she is around.

BPD is so confusing.

[Guest guest]

I agree. BPD is often misdiagnosed, especially since many who have it are

unwilling to look at their own symptoms. It's really confusing and tough to know

what's going on. I sometimes think that my brother has features of personality

disorders (BPD and narcissistic) but most of the time try to stay away from

diagnosing my family beyond what I need for my own understanding and healing. I

find that no matter how much I learned in school, and how much I continue to

read for my own understanding, it's still completely confusing when it's your

own family. There's just too much involvement to remain impartial. Even being in

my profession, I was too involved with the dynamic in my family to realize my

mom was BPD, until one day my fiance gently pointed it out after a particularly

bad visit. Then I started reading surviving the borderline parent, and realized

how much of the book was applicable to my childhood! Up until then I only half

believed that she might be BPD!

whatacutemom wrote:

Does your brother have BPD? Was he misdiagnosed? I hear that BPD is

often misdiagnosed b/c it's so hard to figure out... and some docs

are manipulated or confused by their patients.

Your mother... hmm... well, my nada seems to have moods that are

longer as well. She'll be FINE for a while, it seems, and then just

split me black and it's like her " bad mood " lasts months. Depends on

who she is around.

BPD is so confusing.

>

> Ok....so I have read ALMOST all the books and there is no doubt

in my mind

> that nada is, as far as i know undiagnosed BPD. (I say as far as I

know,

> because she has selective hearing and would never accept a

diagnoses that

> suggests that there is ANYTHING wrong with her....psychologically

speaking)

>

>

> I was reading this article today regarding BPD and the article

regarding

> Signs and symptoms says the following " While a patient with

depression or

> bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a

person with

> BPD may experience intense bouts of depression, anxiety or anger

that may

> last only minutes, hours or at most a day. " WHAT??!?! Ok....so

now i am

> completely perplexed because my brother who HAS been diagnosed

with bipolar

> disorder is a rollar coaster ride...he is the one that is up and

down hour

> to hour, while nada's depression/anxiety/anti-social behavior has

not only

> lasted more than a day....it's been constant my entire life!! Can

anyone

> out there help me out here? Am I mis-reading or misunderstanding

what I am

> reading? Not that it really matters....slap horns on it and call

it a bull

> for all i care she's a sick pup and my method of cleansing myself

from her

> madness isn't going to change, but man....my head is spinning

now.

>

> Kisses and Nibbles,

> Bunny

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Bunny,

If you read the entire DSM info on BPD, you will see

that it does say that as well as the longer lasting

mood shifts. The point it makes is that there is no

core identity. Also, it talks about how some Bpd

don't act out in anger/rages in the DSM; they act in

or hold in their anger for frears of annihilation by

it. my nada is on that, unless really provoked by

her fears will not shot into a rage. I think they

steadily burn if off on the phone destroying people

with smear campaigns. If it really would help, get

her to a specialist and have her dx'd. But i think

that if you read the entire DSM literature, not just

the 9 criteria, you will feel OK again.

Greg.

--- whatacutemom wrote:

> Does your brother have BPD? Was he misdiagnosed? I

> hear that BPD is

> often misdiagnosed b/c it's so hard to figure out...

> and some docs

> are manipulated or confused by their patients.

>

> Your mother... hmm... well, my nada seems to have

> moods that are

> longer as well. She'll be FINE for a while, it

> seems, and then just

> split me black and it's like her " bad mood " lasts

> months. Depends on

> who she is around.

>

> BPD is so confusing.

>

>

> >

> > Ok....so I have read ALMOST all the books and

> there is no doubt

> in my mind

> > that nada is, as far as i know undiagnosed BPD. (I

> say as far as I

> know,

> > because she has selective hearing and would never

> accept a

> diagnoses that

> > suggests that there is ANYTHING wrong with

> her....psychologically

> speaking)

> >

> >

> > I was reading this article today regarding BPD and

> the article

> regarding

> > Signs and symptoms says the following " While a

> patient with

> depression or

> > bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood

> for weeks, a

> person with

> > BPD may experience intense bouts of depression,

> anxiety or anger

> that may

> > last only minutes, hours or at most a day. "

> WHAT??!?! Ok....so

> now i am

> > completely perplexed because my brother who HAS

> been diagnosed

> with bipolar

> > disorder is a rollar coaster ride...he is the one

> that is up and

> down hour

> > to hour, while nada's

> depression/anxiety/anti-social behavior has

> not only

> > lasted more than a day....it's been constant my

> entire life!! Can

> anyone

> > out there help me out here? Am I mis-reading or

> misunderstanding

> what I am

> > reading? Not that it really matters....slap horns

> on it and call

> it a bull

> > for all i care she's a sick pup and my method of

> cleansing myself

> from her

> > madness isn't going to change, but man....my head

> is spinning

> now.

> >

> > Kisses and Nibbles,

> > Bunny

> >

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

>

>

>

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