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Is it common for the bp to suddenly begin to exhibit the classic symptoms of

their newly diagnosed condition?

[Guest guest]

I am not sure what you mean by your question--could you clarify? Do you mean

that you have not noticed the BPD symptoms until recently? How old is the person

with the BPD diagnosis, and how long have you known him/her? Or, are you talking

about how people with BPD act when they receive a diagnosis with some other

condition? We may be able to help you better if we understand exactly what you

mean.

Thanks!

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> Is it common for the bp to suddenly begin to exhibit the classic symptoms of

their newly diagnosed condition?

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[Guest guest]

Hi brs; welcome to the Group.

Is the individual a child, a teen, or an adult?

Based on my own experience and based on what I've read, to be formally diagnosed

with borderline pd the individual has to exhibit at least 5 of the 9 symptoms

repeatedly and for a long time; the words they use are " chronic " and

" pervasive. "

If an adult individual has never exhibited the traits and behaviors of bpd, then

suddenly begins doing so, then my own personal opinion is that something else is

going on.

Only a psychiatrist or a psychologist can provide a formal medical diagnosis.

But from my amateur reading on the subject, *sudden* personality or character

changes in an adult are due to organic brain injuries or diseases: things like

traumatic brain injury, bad drug interactions or taking illegal psychotrophic

drugs, or deterioration due to things like long-term alcoholism, senile dementia

or a brain tumor.

From my reading at the support groups for parents with adult children with bpd,

sometimes a child will suddenly begin to exhibit symptoms and traits of bpd when

puberty hits. I think the current " rules " are that those under 18 can't be

formally diagnosed with personality disorder; instead the behaviors are given

other, child-specific diagnosis of " conduct " or " behavior " disorders or

possibly " attachment " disorder, in the hope and belief that its just a

particularly difficult phase that therapy can help the child grow past.

Those are the possibilities that occur to me, and I could be wrong because I am

just a fellow KO, not a psychologist.

Do you have access to the psychiatrist or psychologist who gave the diagnosis to

the individual in question, so you can ask him or her questions about it?

-Annie

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> Is it common for the bp to suddenly begin to exhibit the classic symptoms of

their newly diagnosed condition?

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