betroc asked this question on 3/29/2000:
I was once hospitalized for detox. Well many times, but it was my first time. In my first 24hrs of withdrawl cold turkey in comes a shrink. I say if you guys give me pain med i will eat/i was in withdrawl obviously. This idiot with a 'Dr' in front of his name labels me with 'borderline personality disorder' after seeng me for 15 mins. while i am in sev. withdrawl. There used to be another bogus diagnosis on the books called passive/agressive disorder, the big book social workers and shrinks use to give diagnosis, sometimes only to get ins. to cover. The pasiv/agrs above was taken off the book yrs ago(you see it was given to 85% of the male population & males usually overlook the bookwriting I wish i could think of the name)Now Borderline(BPD)is given to about 90% women, women who have different opinions, who won't 'go along' with what they are being 'told' to do. I can't get this bogus thing off my records now. I don't care all that much, but it is wrong. jeez does anyone else realize this? I volunteered to go to a class on it once, a class in social working they asked me to talk about it. It really is getting ridiculous.
tbp gave this response on 3/29/2000:
All of my research is on BPD and you are right, it is a garbage dx that is used as therapuetic code for "pain in the ass". I can say this in all certainity as I am a therapist and I know what my colleagues are saying when that word series flies out of your mouth. I appreciate why you want it off your records as it tends to taint a person who treating you. As to how to do it, well that is significantly more difficulty as the more you bitch the more likely it is the label will stick. On the other hand you do have the right to have your medical records presented accurately. Have you seen any other social worker or doc and received a different dx other than passive/aggressive PD? Suggestion: tell someone your story and ask if you might have PTSD, complex. tbp
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betroc rated this answer a 5.
Thanx, yes, it was bpd not thepassiv/aggres one. I do have chronic depresson, PTSD & rec.heroin/crack addict on MMT. I have a wonderful therapist that i love now, but i say it for others I got the dx in 15min now i can't get it off