The BPD Bunch: S2E 1 - BPD Diagnosis Stories
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Xannie, Alex, Darren, Sophie, Georgette and Mo tell the stories of how they were diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The Bunch chat about what it felt like to find out they had BPD, what they learned from the experience, and how they might approach seeking a diagnosis differently, knowing what they know now.
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Recovery resources:
DBT and Me podcast: open.spotify.c...
Therapists in the Wild, DBT Skills Podcast: www.therapistsi...
DBT Skills Handbook by Fulton State Hospital: dbtselfhelp.we...
Now Matters Now, for managing painful emotions: nowmattersnow.org
www.verywellmi...
www.mcleanhosp...
www.borderline...
eggshelltherap...
www.bbrfoundat...
porcupinelove.com
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Want to know more about this week’s cast? Check out their 1-1 interviews here:
Xannie: • Meet the BPD Bunch - X...
Alex: • Meet the BPD Bunch - Alex
Darren: • Meet the BPD Bunch - D...
Sophie: • Meet the BPD Bunch -So...
Georgette: • Meet the BPD Bunch - G...
Mo: • Meet the BPD Bunch - Mo
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About Us:
The BPD bunch is a weekly UA-cam talk show, featuring a panel of people who are in functional recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder. Each week we discuss BPD-related topics to help give you insights into the different ways BPD can be expressed in someone’s life. We also cover the different paths we followed on our recovery journeys to give you hope and direction for your own ❤️ Thank you for being on this journey of healing with us!
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Disclaimer:
Although several of our panelists work in the mental health field, we are all coming to you as people in functional recovery from BPD, and are not here to provide professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Instead, we hope that by sharing our stories and what was helpful for us, you can gain some insight and direction into your own recovery ❤️🩹
I love how they don't interrupt each other, it's a calm conversation. watching this video was a very emotional experience for me.
I was just diagnosed at 52. It is both a relief and frightening at the same time. I clearly see this has been my life for as long as I can remember.
I am also in school for Advanced Behavioral Sciences, working toward my Master's to be a therapist someday to help people like us. I would love to be a guest sometime.
@@jenniferlake8348 read your updated hope your doing well?
I am 62, undiagnosed. Today, my black dog is hanging closely, by. I'm so pissed that my happy natural self, has been kicked out once again and replaced by an unrecognizable, desperate, frustrated, guilt-ridden, exhausted, empty menace.♡
I've been diagnosed with BPD three times, yet other people in my life say I am too "shy," "sweet," and "calm" to truly have the condition. For some context, I also experience debilitating social anxiety, which is what feeds into this "innocent little lamb" image. I hate it. They have NO idea what I experience behind closed doors. They have NO idea what I experience when I'm not going to extreme lengths to keep the mask up. Worst of all, though, I am so vulnerable to other people's opinions of me, I tend to internalize them. This screws up my self-concept beyond belief. I wonder: What if they're right? What if I don't really have it? What if I'm faking? From there on out, I start spiraling. It feels like a double life, genuinely. Like I'm only capable of two extremes: being a deer in the headlights goody two shoes who agrees with everything everyone says and never stirs the pot, OR wreaking havoc and constantly having meltdowns and feeling like trash. I haven't met very many people who experience both conditions simultaneously (and yes, I have diagnosed social anxiety disorder, too) so it's near impossible to find experiences mirroring mine.
I relate to this SO HARD!!! You are not alone ❤❤
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@@poeticsoul2012Me too!!
Thank you all for being vulnerable and sharing your stories! I’m 30 years old and was diagnosed with BPD in November 2021. I’m still learning about BPD and how to healthily cope with my symptoms. 🙏❤️ You are all lovely people!
I know there's a stigma, but frankly, by the time I was diagnosed, I really didn't give a FLYING fuck. I actually was able to diagnose myself after decades of misdiagnoses and maltreatment at the hands of the mental health system. Then went to Center for Evidence Based Treatment in Ohio. They confirmed my suspicions and enrolled me in intensive DBT.
Having a framework wherein I can identify symptoms and cycles has helped immensely and I couldn't be more happy with my choice of treatment center.
I know this is sorta a necro, but keep it going guys
32:15 Sophie!!! I feel this so hard - gravitating towards the people who will invalidate our experiences. So proud of you for sharing that vulnerable moment ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I am so grateful for having come across this channel. I was recently diagnosed with bpd and feel so relieved that I am not the only one going through this. ❤ I am looking forward to learning more and happy to know there is treatment for this.
I love this show so much you all help me understand my symptoms and life experiences and it is so priceless. I can't thank you enough for making this.
I am so glad to hear about other experiences of BPD. It puts mine in perspective.
Has anyone watched Dr. Fox videos? He seems to be an amazing resource!
Absolutely, Dr. Fox is a great resource.
I love him too
I was so excited for season 2! I was up all night and couldn't sleep. I finally got tired at 10am. Just as I was about to sleep I saw this drop. I couldn't sleep until I watched it 😄
just found this channel! I was diagnosed when I was 15 and knew nothing about it. Sucks how badly it gets misconstrued and judged. I wish the 4 sub types were spoken about way more too xx
Brilliant, so helpful 🎉
the “you just have adhd” hit me so hard. i finally was diagnosed with BorderPolar and the amount of relief when i had that it’s not all adhd was insane!
Wow I'm so relieved to have found a video full of like minded individuals sharing their stories. I just got my diagnosis yesterday. Feeling hopeful to manage this disorder with support groups like this.
Love the new intro music❤️
I am 42 and have come to realise I have pbd. I have really enjoyed your channel. I am binge watching and in therapy finally. For the last 3/4 years I have reallly known something was wrong but did my own research and thought I was codependent. Well it all goes hand in hand too! Thank you for sharing awareness and truths with us.
❤ it’s because I am in perimenopause, my symptoms have worsened. High functioning here, due to having my first child at 16 and having to be super responsible. All my relationships have been dysfunctional…
These stories are so relatable and validating. Thank you for sharing.
You are so welcome!
Finally got my BPD diagnosis at 40 years old, it took me finally reserching it myself and going to my therapist and psychologist with notes to finally get it.
Thank you this is an enormous contribution to others who need to know they are not alone. I will be prescribing it as a resource to people with BPD.
thank you so much for sharing your stories!
It's really helpful to listen to you all speak so clearly and with such maturity about this. Sincere gratitude to you.
The BPD words made me very scared months ago. Or any mental health diagnosis as i pictured a padded cell and being cut off from everyone I know and being dosed up with medications to keep me sedated. That was my biggest fear. But that fear and judgement has gone now and I have more compassion for myself but I don’t have a diagnosis for myself but I think maybe I should get one 😢
“We can’t tell her because she’ll make it her whole identity” WHAT. I may very well do so but you not telling me just makes me wanna fuckin slam my head into the wall just- lol.
So many great things said and so many unique stories. I think this is amazing! Thank you for making and sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I want to send you all so much compassion for your courage and honesty xx
I was hospitalized for the thousandth time it seemed and they diagnosed me with BPD but didn’t explain it at all really. So it’s untreated to this day and that was years ago.
I love this podcast and I love the diversity shown it’s very hard (still) for POC to feel validated in struggling with a mental illness especially BPD. Whereas white people are always advantaged with the bias of rehabilitation and clinical solutions, some POC such as black, Latino and indigenous communities are never given the validation because their own communities stigmatize it so much and since those communities are more in survival mode it sometimes leads to different outcomes such as criminalization instead of rehabilitation.
Being from a “model minority” community like Asian or south Asian such as mine, people straight out dismiss mental illness since we seem so academic, educated and well put together. Each has a struggle of its own but it’s very painful to be invisible because “you’re not allowed to have first world problems” essentially…
Then to be from
i have gender dysphoria and i have bpd .....i was diagnosed in 2019 and still trying to get help...why is it so hard to get help in the uk?
I diagnosed my daughter with petulant/poss. Discourage BPD lol
I'm not a health care professional but after extensive research and taking 5 different tests/quiz/questionnaire things they all have concluded she does in fact have some type of it.
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She's almost 20
It makes me pretty disgusted that so many healthcare people don't listen to their patients.
Please do a video on petulant
Found this group searching You Tube, any new videos in 2024?
Yep! We post 2 seasons every year, with shorts and mini episodes in between seasons. If you go to to our videos tab and have it set to "latest" you'll see our most recent uploads!
@@thebpdbunch I really enjoyed listening to how everyone got their diagnosis. I was diagnosed back in the early 1980s. I remember a psychiatrist saying don't share your diagnosis. Fast forward l'm wondering about aging and or burn out. Love to hear about any research or aging BPD. Thank you.
I am wondering if anyone has experienced intergenerational BPD? 😢💔
Is this a joke? A parody not pulled off. BPD makes sense!
The Brady bunch 😅😅. Hugs tho i have bpd
It's the trauma.
Also the herpes.
Sophie sounds like she is a victim of trauma and may be experiencing PTSD, rather than or in relation with, BPD. JMO
4 women and 1 man , na bpd doesn’t work like that, overcome bpd huh you drunk
I’m sorry, I don’t understand your comment! Are you saying that BPD is not represented in the demographics present, or are you saying BPD cannot be overcome? 🤔
@@thebpdbunch im saying ive had it for my whole life , spent 9 years with my local mental health clinic and now my emotional unstable borderline personality disorder is worse than its ever been perhaps some can be saved but my anger self harming has got me into a lot of trouble and i cannot control it and i hate being around others, i never judge but watching others i feel everyone in there own way will and do crash every now and then, good luck 🤞
This is kinda gross the bpd bunch I'm diagnosed with aspd not bpd and this seem odd like the merch seems like all trendy and like cute it's weird cus this disordered are not fun