IAmStillHere
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So I'm new and I wanted to tell you briefly who I am.
I'm 37 and have been depressed on and off for 23 years as well as low self esteem, confusion, fear, anxiety and difficulty moving foward in my life / relationships.
I have been in therapy on and off for all this time and nothing really helped me. I was diagnosed several times with Major depression and 10 years ago with generalized anxiety disorder.
A year and a half ago I had again major depression and anxiety which I felt was brought on by not only very stressful work conditions and hormonal birth control but also from a relationship with a boyfriend which brought up a lot of issues. I saught help and was given a diagnostic impression of mild to moderate borderline traits (or disorder? I didn't understand) with rejection sensitivity, identity disturbance, unstable relationships, ... along with major depression with anxiety.
Last week I met for about 30 minutes with a specialist of BPD and Bipolar diorder and he said I didn't have BPD because I don't have risky/impulsive behaviors, I don't cut, have never tried to kill myself, ... but he said my history demontrated that I have a personality disoder (type undetermined) and not Bipolar disorder. they're gonna call me to further evaluate me and have me join a program of group and individual therapy, he said he thinks they can help me (it's a hospital).
thanks
I'm 37 and have been depressed on and off for 23 years as well as low self esteem, confusion, fear, anxiety and difficulty moving foward in my life / relationships.
I have been in therapy on and off for all this time and nothing really helped me. I was diagnosed several times with Major depression and 10 years ago with generalized anxiety disorder.
A year and a half ago I had again major depression and anxiety which I felt was brought on by not only very stressful work conditions and hormonal birth control but also from a relationship with a boyfriend which brought up a lot of issues. I saught help and was given a diagnostic impression of mild to moderate borderline traits (or disorder? I didn't understand) with rejection sensitivity, identity disturbance, unstable relationships, ... along with major depression with anxiety.
Last week I met for about 30 minutes with a specialist of BPD and Bipolar diorder and he said I didn't have BPD because I don't have risky/impulsive behaviors, I don't cut, have never tried to kill myself, ... but he said my history demontrated that I have a personality disoder (type undetermined) and not Bipolar disorder. they're gonna call me to further evaluate me and have me join a program of group and individual therapy, he said he thinks they can help me (it's a hospital).
thanks
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