Do I have borderline personality disorder?

[Anonymous]

I have a history of short and intense relationships. I was misdiagnosed as having bipolar disorder but have PTSD from a traumatic experience as a child. I pushed my closest friends away for men. I have been serious with a guy for 6 months and we just started renting a house together... we have known each other for 2 years. I'm starting to pull away though and isolate myself. Is this normal for a bpd?

Updates

+1 y

I do get angry and snap at people. I can't face people if they're mad at me and my friends say I make things up to make myself feel better. I have also been known to lie to guys about my interests... I never realized it until friends pointed it out.

[JSmith925]

Borderline is a very specific diagnosis that can only be made by a qualified therapist.
Some of the hallmarks of BPD in the DSM-IV are:
• frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
• Unstable and intense interpersonal relationships with splitting (ideal and devalue the person)
• Unstable self-image
• Impulsivity
• self-mutilating behavior
• chronic feelings of emptiness
• Frequent anger
• Paranoia or dissociation (feeling disconnected from others)
I believe the DSM-V has some updated symptoms. You can get the whole criteria here:
www.psychologytoday.com/.../borderline-personality-disorder-big-changes-in-the-dsm-5

[JSmith925]

Thanks for the MHO!

[Anonymous]

That is not normal for anyone. U got a place together! That is a commitment, to ur man and now ur pulling back from him, he prob thinks ur cheating on him

[EmpatheticLady]

Possibly, but having BPD isn't just about having unstable relationships. Many people with the disorder do have feelings of depression and anger, which may explain your misdiagnosis. Do you feel you have uncontrollable emotions and low self-esteem? Are you impulsive? Do you worry about being abandoned? Is that why you're pushing people away? Just some thoughts.

If you're at all concerned, I'd discuss it with your doctor.

[existing_not_living]

That sounds like something I would do. I have BPD and Bipolar Disorder. #doublethetrouble I would go to a doctor about this though. Self-diagnosing isn't all that helpful in the end.

[Asker]

Do people with bpd isolate themselves from the world when they start to devalue someone?

[Lalaxoxo_soso]

People with bpd would not be misdiagnosed with pstd

[TsubasaCorrupted]

It's possible but I don't think so.