#i’ll be more surprised if i dont get diagnosed with bpd than if i do

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going through my photos and its like wow…. august through october was a fucking nightmare for me

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So I did a project about BPD

Had to write an essay in APA format about Borderline Personality Disorder. Honestly I'm disappointed in the lack of studies and research that I have come across. At least the ones that Google Scholar and the medical journals in my library had to offer me. I dont know whether or not I was looking in the right places, but even when you simply Google "Borderline Personality Disorder" it's a repetition of the same information. The most I have learned about BPD was on tumblr and in my therapists office. Can I cite any of that? No. So I had to use the little bit of resources that were given to me and again It was disappointing.

I had warned my Prof. ahead of time that it was going to be difficult to find resources. At the end of the day I think my project turned out pretty good given my circumstances. It was a 3-5 paged essay( not including title and resources of course. Duh).

These were the topics I needed to discuss and I have narrowed down my findings in case anyone is interested. I'm sure these are things that people with BPD already know (hence the reason why I'm dissatisfied.) I feel like this project was too easy. As if it was a test to see if we were stupid or not. It was really hard to mess this project up because he was asking for the BARE MINIMUM.

Introduction

Name of condition and what it is

Symptoms

Affected population

(For some reason) Symptoms (again)

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Treatment

My conclusion and resources (he didnt ask for tables and graphs)

So I'm going to narrow it down for you I'm reading this off my project and typing it down on my phone and maybe I'll edit this later on my laptop so I can copy and paste my sources. I'm going to narrow it down as best as I can because there is a lot.

Bpd is a cluster B personality disorder which is known to cause a distorted self-image, feelings of emptiness, impulsive behaviors, frequent mood swings, black and white thinking, and the inability to have stable healthy relationships.

Environmental and genetic factors are known to cause the development in those affected with bpd. Most of those with bpd were either raised by someone who has bpd or have had a history of abuse, (sexual, physical, mental, emotional) neglect, or have had traumatic incidents in the past. Some of those diagnosed with PTSD develop BPD as a coping mechanism to cope with the trauma. Women make up 75% of those diagnosed with BPD. Men make up 25%. It is possible that the percentage rate for men is higher because men tend to not seek treatment when they show signs of mental illness. Mainly because society deemed men to be more "practical" than emotional. Psychologists refuse to diagnose adolescents with BPD and it develops in your adolescence and early adulthood. Bpd is commonly misdiagnosed as either PTSD or depression. You need a psych evaluation to be diagnosed and they look for these symptoms: fear of abandonment, unstable or changing relationships, struggle with identity, impulsive or reckless behavior, mood swings, feelings of emptiness/worthlessness, extreme sadness, anger issues, paranoia, inability to stay in touch with reality, self harm and suicidal tendencies. Condition is lifelong but can be managed with extensive therapy and is known to "burn out" by your late 30's. The individual must be committed to treatment and shouldn't be looking for a quick fix. Treatment includes mood stabilizers, antidepressants and other various medications depending on what the individual is doing through such as anxiety meds for those with anxiety as an example. Helpful forms of treatment include DBT, MBT, out patient therapy and self care.

That is about as summarized as I can possibly get. No, I didnt write my project like this. I wouldn't be surprised If I got an 43% on it if I did it like this. I wrote this because I'm bored and its 8 am and I was hoping others would be interested. I wrote in my introduction that I wanted to shed a little light on this topic to those who dont fully understand this disorder. Not for those on tumblr but for the everyday people that tend to not understand us (or those with BPD).

Tomorrow( exclusively for tumblr) I will be debunking the most common misconceptions about BPD based on facts. I will try to research some beneficial things about BPD If there are any.

I'm clearly interested about BPD. If you want me to research something on BPD just let me know. I will do my best with the resources I am offered and I will even talk to my psychologist who will be more than happy to help. I'm new to this whole blogging thing. Thank you for reading.