Posted by alexandra_k on February 3, 2004, at 2:03:45
In reply to Re: How to tell someone about diagnosis » gardenergirl, posted by DaisyM on February 2, 2004, at 23:55:18
Hello. I have a diagnosis of BPD. I HATE IT. Initially my p-doc and T refused to diagnose me with it though there was pressure on them from other quarters. I didn't know why they were being so resistant.... I didn't understand.
When DBT became an option (for those with a diagnosis) they gave me the diagnosis. I soon discovered that when clinicians heard that label they would all but roll their eyes and they assumed some pretty nasty things of me. I couldn't understand what was going on so I read everything I could get my hands on, IT HURT LIKE HELL. And it was so not true, I thought.... I was so immensly hurt and thought 'I am not like that, I am not like that'.. And then I would panic and become suicidal because I started to think 'but I must be and everyone can see it but me I must be in denial' - but look at the stuff - if you had to take that on board as what you were like as a person could you handle it?...
I would say why? What's it for? Why put your client through that? What does it buy her? Why mention the name? Why not say that these are the specific symptoms that you would like to help her with (and tell her) and this is the way that you would like to approach those symptoms (and just work with her).
What will the diagnosis buy her - does she have to have it before you can justify giving her DBT?
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