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Autistic women are often misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Here are 4 ways to spot the difference.
Women are generally under-diagnosed with autism and over-diagnosed with BPD. Both have some overlap…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I was diagnosed with anorexia, major depressive disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Here's how I recovered.
I struggled after getting comorbid diagnoses of borderline personality disorder, anorexia, and majo…
Andrea Rosenhaft
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A woman was misdiagnosed with borderline personality disorder. 5 years later, she found out she actually has autism.
Bree Conklin was first diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when she was 27. It took her …
Julia Pugachevsky
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10 personality disorders explained in one chart, from narcissism to borderline personality disorder
A person may develop a personality disorder, like borderline personality disorder, as a coping mech…
Julia Naftulin
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3 signs you could be dating someone with borderline personality disorder, according to an expert
People with the personality disorder have an extreme fear of being left. They use anger to protect …
Julia Naftulin
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4 defining traits of borderline personality disorder, according to an expert
People with borderline personality disorder have a debilitating fear of real or perceived abandonme…
Julia Naftulin
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I'm a Black woman with borderline personality disorder. Getting an accurate diagnosis for my symptoms was nearly impossible.
Ashley Jaye said she was initially diagnosed with depression, but she did more research and sought …
DeArbea Walker,Anna Medaris,Keyaira Kelly
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4 signs your child could have borderline personality disorder, according to a psychiatrist
If a teen shows self-harm, substance abuse, or reactive moods for more than a year, they may have B…
Julia Naftulin
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A therapist whose treated borderline personality disorder for over 10 years busts 6 myths about the condition
Much of the stigma around borderline personality disorder (BPD) is based on myth. Learning the fact…
Rebecca Strong
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The differences between borderline personality disorder and bipolar, and how to recognize the symptoms of each
While borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder share common symptoms like reckless beha…
Callie Tansill-Suddath
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Amber Heard was diagnosed with a controversial ‘attention seeking’ personality disorder here's what to know about it
A psychologist hired by Johnny Depp's team said Amber Heard has histrionic personality disorder. Th…
Anna Medaris
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Rob McElhenney was diagnosed with 'neurodevelopmental disorders,' at 46. He's part of a growing trend of adults diagnosed with conditions like ADHD and autism later in life.
Rob McElhenney's experience is one of a growing trend of people who are diagnosed with neurodevelop…
Kate Hull
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Amber Heard had personality disorders linked to violence and 'making up stories,' a clinical psychologist who evaluated her says
Heard had a condition that made her prone to "making up stories" and turning violent when threatene…
Jacob Shamsian
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4 signs of dissociative identity disorder, according to an expert working with people who have the condition
People with dissociative identity disorder develop fractured parts of their identity to cope with t…
Julia Naftulin
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I've treated people with dissociative identity disorder for 26 years – here are 6 myths I want to clear up
In reality, the mental health condition DID is very different from how TV shows and movies portray …
Rebecca Strong
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3 signs you could be dating someone with dissociative identity disorder, according to an expert who's worked with people with the condition
People with dissociative identity disorder enter altered states, which they learned as protective m…
Julia Naftulin
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Do you have bipolar disorder? How to recognize the major symptoms and when to get help
Bipolar disorder affects about 4% of the US population and causes symptoms like depression, fatigue…
Nina Bahadur,David A. Merill
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The difference between bipolar 1 and 2, and how to recognize the symptoms
The main differences between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 are the severity of manic episodes, and whethe…
Stacy Lu
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I declared bankruptcy at 28 when my $60,000 debt became overwhelming. It was the right decision - and the stigma needs to end.
"I still remember the fear," says Mike Amory of his bills piling up. "I encourage others to conside…
Mike Amory
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Am I bipolar? The major signs of bipolar disorder and how to tell if you have it
You may have bipolar disorder if you experience intense mood swings from depression to manic period…