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Can anyone recommend support options please? (BPD/EUPD)

Wrennie

I posted on my intro and Adie kindly sent me some info, but what I really need to know is whether there's anyone in this community who meets the diagnostic criteria for both Aspergers and borderline personality disorder.  

I have books, I have journals ( my work is research).  But what I cannot find is anyone who can work with an autism focus to my personality disorder.  I love the kindness that my autism (no longer allowed to call this aspergers apparently) can offer me; I am not an angry person by nature but I do have angry outbursts when I feel unheard or if people treat me or others unfairly. 

Meditation drives me mad, work is my obsession.  But I need to find something in between.  I love running and this morning was out in the park to see the sunrise, it was amazing and I cried because as beautiful as it was I felt so alone.  I am addicted to this feeling and equally aware that this is perhaps not healthy.

Apologies as I am also not familiar with how to write Asperger's so testing out options.  Having been defined by acronyms I also hate BPD as it is reductive.

Thank you.

Wrennie. 

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  • I also have a diagnosis of BPD as well as autism! Like yourself, I also can't meditate. I find that painting/drawing or walks in nature help to calm my mind and make me feel more present.

  • in reply to violetdr3amer

    Hello and thank you.  Mediation is a nightmare but too frequently cited (although a friend with BPD and ADHD finds it really helpful).  I actually tried art therapy late last year but the therapist refused to work with me after two sessions due as she said she didn't want the responsibility (possibly also because I am not good at art!).  I do take loads of photos when out running, mostly of the same thing, so maybe I should work out how I can use these.  It's quite hard as I work 10-12 hours a day, 6 days a week and my one day off is usually due to exhaustion, or doing something 'daft' to cope, so I spend it in my PJ's.  I am trying to find something and am happy to pay if reasonable rates to help me get over the MBT, but even looking for this is exhausting.  I had a GP call today and they had no idea what to offer; have to wonder why this is so difficult for the NHS to understand.  Maybe we need to set something up for people who have both personality disorder and autism?

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