Being an adoptee (and thus "obviously" having "issues around abandonment") is not grounds to change diagnosis from Bipolar II to Borderline Personality Disorder. Yes, I know the diagnostic criteria are similar on the surface but seriously, what? Oh, and insert rant here about the practice of using BPD as a slur diagnosis for "intelligent and self-aware patient that I don't want to deal with."
Haaau hauuu I have some FEELINGS!!11 on the subject but nothing concrete but ajksdba.
Ohyes. Having to explain to my therapist, up-front, that yes, I am adopted, but no, my issues with my parents are not directly related to being adopted but due to the fact that they are absolutely crazy. (Or as it turns out, due to my having GAD and most of my immediate adoptive family having OCD. Yeah, no wonder most of my childhood made no sense until my mom and I finally compared psych notes last summer!)
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Date: 2009-08-02 01:12 am (UTC)Haaau hauuu I have some FEELINGS!!11 on the subject but nothing concrete but ajksdba.
Ohyes. Having to explain to my therapist, up-front, that yes, I am adopted, but no, my issues with my parents are not directly related to being adopted but due to the fact that they are absolutely crazy. (Or as it turns out, due to my having GAD and most of my immediate adoptive family having OCD. Yeah, no wonder most of my childhood made no sense until my mom and I finally compared psych notes last summer!)