# BPD diagnosed.ask me anything. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439 "2017-10-21T14:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dizzyshell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Dizzyshell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzyshell)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/1 "2017-10-21T14:16:08Z")
I’ve BPD along with other mental health issues. I’ve also been involved with drug addiction as a teenager. I’ve had a difficult life abc I’ve spent the last 10 years in and out of hospital. I was reading old threads about BPD and I was upset at how harsh the comments was and some experiences touched a nerve. Any questions ask away 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/2 "2017-10-21T15:08:29Z")
What treatment has helped you the most? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/3 "2017-10-21T15:23:17Z")
I don’t have a question, but I’d like to say that you’re not alone. I’ve been recently diagnosed with BPD, and let me tell you, it explains a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/4 "2017-10-21T15:33:45Z")
Just to be sure, you’re referring to “borderline” dx, not “bipolar”? ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/5 "2017-10-21T16:25:46Z")
Assuming “borderline personality” and not “bipolar”, have you experienced having that specific label helping you? If so in what ways? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/6 "2017-10-21T16:28:47Z")
Would it have killed you to have spelled out the acronym in your post? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/7 "2017-10-21T19:55:28Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Would it have killed you to have spelled out the acronym in your post? Would it have killed you to phrase that question in a more gracious way? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/8 "2017-10-21T20:09:19Z")
> [@Dizzyshell](#): > > Any questions ask away 😀 First question is what I ask in all this type of thread: Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi? Second question: How are you doing now? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/9 "2017-10-21T20:11:34Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Would it have killed you to have spelled out the acronym in your post? > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Would it have killed you to phrase that question in a more gracious way? Maybe he has BPD. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/10 "2017-10-21T20:13:57Z")
What has been your experience re mental health professionals and their attitude towards your conditions? ETA: Do you have any experience with DBT (dialectical behavior therapy)? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/11 "2017-10-21T20:20:07Z")
Also, do you find yourself behaving as a sort of social/personal chameleon? By this I mean does your self-identity adapt to specific circumstances and people? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/12 "2017-10-21T20:46:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > Would it have killed you to have spelled out the acronym in your post? > > Would it have killed you to phrase that question in a more gracious way? Well, he/she _did_ say “ask me anything”. Plus the whole point of such threads is to educate others about the subject. So why would you assume others know what the acronym refers to? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/13 "2017-10-21T21:09:59Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Well, he/she _did_ say “ask me anything”. Plus the whole point of such threads is to educate others about the subject. So why would you assume others know what the acronym refers to? It wasn’t the question. The question was perfectly reasonable. It was the snide, challenging way it was phrased (thus, my mocking of it by phrasing it the same way, e.g, “would it have killed you?”). The same thing was asked in a straightforward way here > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Just to be sure, you’re referring to “borderline” dx, not “bipolar”? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/14 "2017-10-22T02:32:29Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > ETA: Do you have any experience with DBT (dialectical behavior therapy)? I’ve been to many **Drive-By Trucker** shows. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bpd-diagnosed-ask-me-anything/799439/15 "2017-10-23T02:26:41Z")
> [@Dizzyshell](#): > > … Any questions ask away 😀 Do you intend on ever returning to answer any of the questions?