Hi, im 18 years old and I've been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder by a psychiatrist, and I feel like I'm misdiagnosed, mostly because because my doctor diagnosed me after my sexual assaults and the fact that I'm attracted to girls, I don't know what to do.
I've been on and off depression since I hit puberty, most likely cus my parents divorced right when I got my period. it's either I'm strongly depressed, or happy, or not feeling anything at all but emptiness and a big void. I have strong mood swings, and I pretty much don't enjoy anything at all, I use substances, smoking, drinking, anything to make me feel numb and unconscious but I'm not an addict, and I don't relay on it as a daily basis, I self harm time to time when all I need to feel is pain and the sting of the flesh, last time I got drunk i attempted suicide, cried a lot and kept saying that I mn in pain and I feel hurt, although I don't really know why I said that.
I don't feel comfortable with my parents at all, got sexually harassed by my step father and abused, I have big problems with my mother cus shes absent emotionally, I don't feel comfortable with dad because he doesn't stand up for me when I get harassed, so it kinda led me to feel not secure and unprotected with him, made me feel also as if he's gonna sexually assault me too.
I dont have troubles in making friends, it's easy, but I feel like a hyprocrite because i don't consider them as friends, just people to pass time with or a good use for entertainment.
I also have a big self loathing and it makes me distant, where I don't want to share anything about myself or about what I do.
I don't know what to do, medications don't help at all, and I've been off of it for a month now and it feels the same with them or without them. Any advice?
Dr Hind BACCARI BOUGHANMI
Psychiatrist
Hi
it is clear that the suffering seems unbearable to you and you need intensive psychotherapy and help regardless of the diagnosis.
the symptoms you mentioned could indeed fit the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder : emptiness, depressive tendencies, substance use, self harm and mood swings.
so frankly i don't think your psychiatrist diagnosed you after your sexual assaults and tendencies.
nevertheless, bipolar disorder can present this way too, so , one should usually take a little extra time to make a correct diagnosis. and it is of course your right to have a second opinion.
i wish you well
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