Posted by Dinah on November 23, 2003, at 7:06:46
In reply to Re: Another question » Dinah, posted by Elle2021 on November 22, 2003, at 23:07:38
I suppose I need to check it out again with him. It's possible he's since come to a different conclusion.
Is it being borderline or being diagnosed borderline that distresses you more? There is unfortunately still a stigma attached to the term among some practitioners, I fear. That's why I'm so happy to see the good work of Nikki and others lik her. I wish more practitioners would see it as a source of pain to the people who have it, rather than a source of pain to themselves.
Looking through the borderline criteria again, I think I could easily fit five, depending on interpretation. Yet I never get diagnosed, because I'm usually very far from impulsive, have relationships and a lifestyle that's almost too stable, and don't freely show anger. My therapist also read the descriptive rather than clinical criteria, and I don't fit those. I guess that's what comes from self diagnosing. Although he thinks I do have some borderline qualities. Hmmm... It might be interesting to get him to read the descriptive criteria for schizotypal.
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