What are the chances of a breakdown from a person with Borderline Personality Disorder from constant stress?
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Very high, borderline personality disorders are characterized by chornic affective instability (mood swings similar to those or bipolar disorder but are usually reactive to situational stressors), and also usually have very poor ineffective indiviual coping mechanisms that lead them to self destructive/mutilation or suicidal behavior.  But there is hope, recent studies have shown that a mild dose of a mood stabalizer (depakote or lithium) along with a mild anitdepressant have had great results.
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Frustration, Fear, Fatigue could be just very unhappy with himself.\nDefinitely needs to go for help.  Its not easy to get some one to go willingly when in that state of mind but keep a close I on him I know of suicidal tendencies when in that state of being.If it gets so out of hand the police will take him to a hospital for psychiatric immediate help.  But He might never for give you if he is released with no diagnosis from the hospital \nTrust me been there it happen to me \n\nJust listen to what he has to say, but don't judge, be there for him     I WASN'T PUT ON THIS EARTH TO JUDGE I'm no better than the next person but we all need to be loved     Pay attention to some one you love that's the best advice I can give \nGOOD luck to both of you I hope everything will turn out better for you both \nIts a hard situation and you are a good person for caring
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people with borderline personality disorder can be very scary. they take on the feelings of others and are pretty much out of touch with their own bodies. i work with them and they can be the sweetest at times and then they can be the scariest, mouthiest people ever. i myself have also went to anger management and it really didnt do much for me. i was 17 and i thought that the world revolved around me and it wasnt until i was 21 did i realize that the way that i was acting was foolish and thta i could really hurt someone. so i really dont think that is effective. you have to find it within yourself and really see that what you are doing is dumb. and with the fact that he has borderline personality he probably wont find that. i think that you are putting yourself in real danger and i hope that there are no children involved in this. if there is i would ask you to please get them out of there!
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I think it's great that you are reaching out and I can tell you that there is nothing to be embarrased about.  BP disorder is a very serious mood disorder that effects nearly 3 Million Americans.  If left untreated, the disorder can be disabling and distressful to those who live with the afflicted.  There is a high suicide rate attached to those afflicted, where nearly 30% attempt suicide, compared to those with Major Depression at 12%.\n\nI'm 26 and have recently been diagnosed with BP.  I have it under control through an intensive medication management plan and psychotherapy.  I have two very good Dr's that I work with (Psychopharmacologist and Psychotherapist who specializes in CBT).\n\nThis may or may not apply to your condition, I am not a Dr and cannot diagnose.  But if you are BP, it's imperative that you get it treated because of the potential consequences.\n\nI didn't just wake up one day and decide I needed help, I got into a lot of trouble and put my friends and family through a lot of pain, especially over the last two years, where I experienced rampant manic episodes.  In addition, I was hospitalized twice for two suicide attempts.\n\nOne of the common effects of the disorder is substance abuse; where someone who feels manic will often ignore the consequences to their actions and engage in high risk behavior, with exagerated optimism and improved flight of creative thoughts and ideas, feeling authorotive, oftentimes verbose and overwhelming.  All the meanwhile, this person feels as if they are in their best mental state.\n\nI had three long years of hardcore drug abuse, putting my life at risk by sleeping around, experimenting/mixing drugs.  Half the time I was blacking out and who knows what I was pulling.\n\nIn the last 6 years, I've gone through 3 jobs, 3 girlfriends, 6 different apartments and proceeded to create and distroy more relationships than most people make in a life time.\n\nI don't know if you've gone through anything similar (I hope not) and if you are bipolar and start treatment now, you can avoid it.\n\nMy first recommendation would be see a Psychiatrist who specializes in mood disorders.  Oftentimes it's difficult to find a Dr. you are comfortable with on the first try.  You may have to interview 3 - 6 Dr's before you strap yourself in and start working the therapy.\n\nAfter you find a good Dr. work towards getting a firm diagnosis so you can get treated properly.  It's imperative that you do not get misdiagnosed with Unipolar Depression vs. Bipolar Disorder.  If you're misdiagnosed, the Dr. may prescribe an SSRI (common antidpressant) which is a NO-NO for those with BP and will make things worse, which is why it's more important that you find a Dr. that "specializes" in BP.\n\nIf you're having trouble finding a good Dr., refer to this link and take a shot.\n\nhttp://www.dbsalliance.org/referral/\n\nAfter that, I would spend as much time as possible educating yourself on the disease and treatment plans.  You're going to have to be an active participant in this process, as it's not as easy to treat a mental disorder as it is a bactereal infections.  It's important to understand why you are feeling a certain way, research it, communicate with your Dr. and understand why you are wired a certain way, so you can keep it under control.  I strongly recommend that after you get leveled out with the meds, you start participating in Psychotherapy.  Your Dr. will certainly be able to refer you to a good Psychologist and will work in tandum to assist you better in your treatment and containment of BP.\n\nHere are some good links for info on meds and BP\n\nhttp://www.dbsalliance.org/info/aboutmood.html\nhttp://www.crazymeds.org\n\nIf you are BP, maintaining the condition will be a life long process.  Better to getting aclimated sooner, which will make it much easier for the rest of your life.\n\nI wish you the best and please email
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http://www.bpdcentral.com/support/email.shtml\n\nTry this one hun, then just google BPD Support Groups, there were many
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you said you weren't sure. that she is very nervous about the crap that's coming down in her life.\nyes?\npanic attacks come on with triggers.\nwhether they are known or not by the person having them.\nare you close enough to her to have her just talk about the things that are stressing her out? \nare you able to just listen, without an attitude of "come on I've heard this one before" or "not that again"?\njust to feel like one is being heard, even if it may be the thousand th time you hear, it might be what she needs.\nthen find workable solutions with her to help resolve the problems. some have no answer and just have to be accepted. a lot can be worked with and the situation changed.\nthe proper way to deal with this and try to be help, will come in time. until then just being there might be all she needs.
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personality disorder and being bipolar are closer then most ppl think. With BP you have very Hi emotions for a few days (sometimes a few hours) and then crach in to a very dark depretion. A personality disorder is more like a social disorder.( I don t know much of it tho)More like being withdrwn due to Anti -Socializum  and having a pproblem showing true emotions and personality.It is a hi and low game also depending if ppl are around ,who thay are, and if you are by your self.Were BP is NE were and Every were you are.
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Well, you're not going to like this at all... but this is what my psych book has to say on the matter of borderline personlaity disorders... I don't have an exact quote because I sold the book a few years back but... "Symptoms generally improve if the patient survives into their 30's"   I have BPD too... Good to know that we have a 20% suicide rate, more than double that of major depressive disorder... You may be an alcoholic on top of being borderline with substance problems... \n\nOn a better note, there is one form of therapy that has shown success in some borderline patients... yes, I said ONE, because all normal types of therapy have shown virtually 0 success... it's called dielectic behavioral therapy, find someone trained specifically in that treatment though, a lot of 'general' psychiatrists know about it but not enough to make it really beneficial... \n\nI tell you with sincere honesty, it is the only chance you have besides waiting it out and hope the symptoms improve into your 30's and 40's... drugs (you know, actual perscriptions) have virtually no success in the long term (more than 1 year) ...
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You might want to check on a film called "Girl Interrupted", which deals with Borderline Personality Disorder.  Check here for review:\nhttp://www.soulselfhelp.on.ca/ginterrupt.html
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If it’s a serious mental illness (bi-polar, schizophrenia, psychosis, etc) then the person needs to recognise that they have a problem, and seek professional help. Otherwise it could be quite dangerous for both of you, especially if you’re living together. You may get seriously hurt or worse, without them realising what they’re doing at the time.\nMany of these disorders can be treated with medication these days.\n\nIf they’re just obsessive over the fact that their ego has been damaged, tell them to grow up, and if necessary, you can always seek professional legal advice.\n\nAnyone in a violent or emotionally abusive relationship, male or female, should leave.\n\nWhat to expect…\nAfter you’ve left, they’ll tell you they’ve changed, things will be different, they ‘understand’ now, can see where they were wrong, and it’ll never happen again...\nlet’s root. \nCategorise all that with ‘the cheques in the mail’. \nExcept for the root, which isn’t going to be worth the hassles anyway, so forget it.\n\nDon’t listen to your heart because it’s ‘rationally challenged’ and pre-programmed to override the brain. It’s a retarded instrument devoid of sound logic or reasoning… but they’d make an ideal aquarium pump.\nYour brain will tell you what’s right… that leopards don’t change their spots and if you don’t make the break, you’ll be stuck in an endless loop. \n(“do a I say, not as I do”:)\n\nSo be on your own for a while and see how much less miserable you are. It’s better than having someone use you as a punching bag or making themself feel great in comparison to how lousy they can make you feel.\nSingle and celibate is cool, you don’t need anyone.
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I m a 44 year old married man with Borderline personality.\n\nIt s not a gift from god.\nI dont trust anyone.\nI have very strong mod swing.\nI fell sad or very down or very happy and dancing and making joke all the time. my mod change back and forth in minutes.\n\nI hate people who does not like me.\nThat disorder is hard on my familly, wife, kids and mom.\nI don't like to go out anymore, i get stress just to go see a movie.\n\nI use to be a big marijuana smoker, a once and a half a week.\nI use to have sex with a different person every day without protection for a year or so.\n\nI would like to live in a forest all alone in a cabin.\nMe an my wife are fighting very often for nothing\nI have been arrested by the cops for selling pot, lost my job.\nI wanted for at least a year too kill the guy who call the cops\n\nI dont do drugs no more, it's been 3 year on july 18 2003.\nI dont have sex no more, at all,, im scare to have sex even with my wife.\n\non the 18 of may 2006  i was rush to the hospital, i tryed to suicide myself.\nbefore that day, i was consulting a psy, he never saw it comming\n\ni have a 15 year old girl, i think she might be like me .... \ni also have a child with downsydrom, she's 12.\ni love her very much.\n\nI know for my condition, for about 5 years now, and i does not seem to get better.\nNow i know why i had so much problems :\nWhy i was always quitting my job after an argument with my boss. i nerver last more than 2 year at one place\nIm out of job now, it's been 3 year, and im scared to death to find another one. Im scare of me, of how i will interact with people.\nWill it be ok ?\nMy last job, working in an office as computer support.\nI don't want to go back, i want to work alone.\n\nI would rather be unmarried and alone in the world, so i would not hurt these guys all the time.\n\nIt seem that ther is no magic pills to help us really.\nJust few candy and therapy\n\nSorry but i dont have the time and energy to sit around a table with peoples to talk about the way i feel.\nI went to a therapy at Albert-Prévost in Montréal\nIt was a bunch of 8 guys sitting around a table and talking about theres problems.  I don't give a Sh** about theres problems.\nAnd if one of them talk for too long, one of us did not have the time to talk in that hour time frame.\nAnd what more convinient that a meeting a 3 PM.\nI had to stop working at 1h30 pm to get at that meeting on time.\nThis is there web site anyways  : http://www.crhsc.umontreal.ca/pap/index.html\n\ni still think of suicide has a way out.\n\nThank you   Off.\nMontréal 27 november 20:49
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In all of my studies, which were all on my own time, not very many in classes, so perhaps there's something I'm missing. However in all of my studies I have never come across anything stating that fact .\n\nBipolar is not a psychological disorder it's a biological disorder that effects you in a psychological manner. \n\nFrom my understanding some people are more genetically predispositioned to have bipolar disorder due to genetics and family history etc. etc. \nSomething that effects the person in a big way, such as sexual abuse could trigger the person to fall into the depths of the disorder. \n\nSo long answer short, sexual abuse cannot cause bipolar, however if a person is predispositioned to become bipolar and have their issues develop over time then a case of high stress or discomfort such a sexual abuse can give them that extra push into the depths of the disorder.
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Therapy and medication if your therapist and you decide that is the route to go.  You are not alone in your diagnosis.  At least you know what the issue is, continue with therapy as long as you need to and don't feel bad for having BPD - it's nothing  you asked for, and nothing YOU can control.  God bless!!!!
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I think that this person needs to get some professional help.  He/she obviously has some serious issues - no one is worth hurting yourself for.
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When someone has a nervous breakdown, they become unable to function in their daily lives.  There can be many different symptoms including crying, isolation, anger, lack of motivation, and inability to express themselves.  How long it lasts depends on the cause, the person, and the quality of care that they receive.  Could be anywhere from a few hours to a few months and in some rare occasions could last longer than that.
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Symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are:\nfear of abandonment\nunstable self-image\nhave a pattern of difficult relationships\nnot sure of who they are\ndestructive self-behavior (risky sex with multiple partners, extravagant spending, substance abuse, etc.)\nmood swings\nself-mutilation\nthoughts of suicide\nfeelings of emptiness\nepisodes of paranoia\nanger control issues\n\nNot everyone wiht BPD will have all these symptoms but they need at least 5 of them for a diagnosis of BPD.
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I've never heard of this sort of thing before. However, bipolar disorder has a genetic base, but seems to be triggered by environmental factors. Current thinking cites stress as a likely trigger, rather than a physical injury. So it is vaguely possible that someone could have a genetic predisposition to bipolar disorder and have it riggered by the car crash. But it would be emotional trauma rather than physical trauma that would be the trigger.\n\nIt could also be PTSD misdiagnosed as bipolar, which is possible, I suppose.