Difference between BPD and AntiSocial Personality?

[Depression = 72% of members]

The last therapist I saw, said it sounded like my uBPDh has Anti Social Personality Disorder. Of course this was just based on things I said, but why would I make up stuff? I want to stay married, and work things out. I was so sure my husband has BPD, and his family doctor put him on Abilify, which I later found out it highly prescribed for BPD? His therapist recently, after three years therapy with her, recommended he see an actual Psychiatrist. I think it was just because uBPDh, and this therapist(I'd like to see her live with his rages and anger!), think he doesn't need this medicine, or that he "isn't doing well on it".

I thought BPD was daunting enough, but isn't APD, a pretty hopeless thing, if that is what he has? My Mom has seen how my husband treats me, and she said he has some sort of mental disorder. My Mom is 80, but still with it, and sharp as a tack. She wants our marriage to survive too, but is at a loss as for what more "I" can do.

I've done a lot of research over the years in regards to APD, and sociopaths, but I'm more recently researching BPD, and was sure that was what my husband suffered from. Now, I'm really wondering. I guess it comes down to is there hope, or no hope? BPD I know can be dealt with, both he and I can learn ways to deal with it(although he lives in denial, and refuses to truly try... .he'd rather I just learn to take ANY treatment he dishes out).

What are the main differences between these two disorders? I'm struggling to hang on to hope.

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The last therapist I saw, said it sounded like my uBPDh has Anti Social Personality Disorder. Of course this was just based on things I said, but why would I make up stuff? I want to stay married, and work things out. I was so sure my husband has BPD, and his family doctor put him on Abilify, which I later found out it highly prescribed for BPD? His therapist recently, after three years therapy with her, recommended he see an actual Psychiatrist. I think it was just because uBPDh, and this therapist(I'd like to see her live with his rages and anger!), think he doesn't need this medicine, or that he "isn't doing well on it".

I thought BPD was daunting enough, but isn't APD, a pretty hopeless thing, if that is what he has? My Mom has seen how my husband treats me, and she said he has some sort of mental disorder. My Mom is 80, but still with it, and sharp as a tack. She wants our marriage to survive too, but is at a loss as for what more "I" can do.

I've done a lot of research over the years in regards to APD, and sociopaths, but I'm more recently researching BPD, and was sure that was what my husband suffered from. Now, I'm really wondering. I guess it comes down to is there hope, or no hope? BPD I know can be dealt with, both he and I can learn ways to deal with it(although he lives in denial, and refuses to truly try... .he'd rather I just learn to take ANY treatment he dishes out).

What are the main differences between these two disorders? I'm struggling to hang on to hope.

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