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Title: Is it a mental illness? Post by: spacecadet on August 31, 2017, 09:25:39 AM Is it accurate to think of BPD and other pd's as mental illness? I think of MI as schizophrenia & other psychoses so not sure if PDs are included in this category.
Title: Re: Is it a mental illness? Post by: ortac77 on August 31, 2017, 09:52:00 AM Absolutely - yes, personality disorders are included in the DSM5 - not only is BPD a serious mental illness it is also highly resistant to treatment and can be difficult to find suitable therapy.
Title: Re: Is it a mental illness? Post by: Tattered Heart on August 31, 2017, 02:16:25 PM I agree with what ortac said. It very much is a mental illness. Understanding it this way really helps me be more empathetic to my H when he is dysregulating.
Title: Re: Is it a mental illness? Post by: Fie on August 31, 2017, 02:32:05 PM Hello
I personally don't think it's a mental illness. It's a character disturbance. That's something different. xx Title: Re: Is it a mental illness? Post by: itsnotmyfaultanymore on September 04, 2017, 10:08:05 AM I'll further the question to help understand if/that BPD is a MI... .
Does/can BPD live in a vacuum? After 20 plus years with my SO - I would say the answer is clearly yes. However, the symptoms manifest in different ways (in a vacuum) - example: if there is knowone to project onto... .the dysregulation turns into self lothing. Title: Re: Is it a mental illness? Post by: Cole on September 04, 2017, 11:14:04 AM example: if there is knowone to project onto... .the dysregulation turns into self lothing. I would say it is the other way around. The pwBPD is self loathing to begin with. Projecting onto others is a way to validate those feelings. By believing everyone else thinks the same of them, it validates the feeling of self loathing, low self esteem, and core shame. |