Posted by judy1 on February 7, 2000, at 18:54:43
In reply to Re: borderline personality disorder / bipolar, posted by KATHRINE on February 6, 2000, at 19:18:36
Are you having difficulty with the psychiatrist and therapist disputing the diagnosis? That has been common in my experience; while I agree with Noa that labels aren't all that useful- psychs sure like them and sometimes they have these turf wars. And they say we're nuts. Anyway, just to simplify things, can you find a psychiatrist who does meds and therapy? You sound very stressed and maybe just simplifying that one part of your life would help. No suicide pacts are really common with therps who deal with "borderlines", it must make them feel better. If you can bring your husband with you to a therapy session and ask the psych to speak to him about ways to help you cope (like taking care of the kids for a while) can sometimes help. I was just hospitalized too, it is an incredibly traumatic experience and if you weren't feeling anxious and confused, that would be abnormal. I know you feel overwhelmed, but it really does get better- just realize you cannot do the things you could do before the hospital right now, but it will get better as you heal. Take care.
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