Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
Has anyone else out there been diagnosed with both aspergers and personality disorder. I suffer from depression and had a challenging upbringing and was diagnosed with personality disorder 3 and half years ago, recently i was assessed by the personality disorder people to say I had aspergers traits although they wont/cant give me a proper diagnosis.
I was told that people with aspergers should not have psychotherapy , in fact it was dangerous. I feel that i am being treated as if having aspergers means that my experiences in childhood can not affect me as my brain works different.
The whole thing has been really unpleasant experience. I was bullied for the first 2 and half years of group therapy by 2 women, the staff didnt believe me, even though some of it was going on in front of them. It was only when these two unpleasant women left that other members of the group spoke out as they were scared of being bullied themselves.
I have found myself feeling an outsider, the psychiatrists idea of someone with aspergers is the big bang theory.
Actually the whole experience has been unpleasant , of the 3 and half years I have been going 3 years have been dealing with bullies. because I am stupid and have to keep to routines, I kept going back. I kept hoping things would get better.
I have only just started to deal with the aspergers and also my past, but i feel so angry that I leave in 6 months and have not dealt with a lot of issuses other than survive.
Am I on my own with aspergers and personality issues
I have been searching for anyone with the dual diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder and Asperger's, as this is my daughter's situation. She is 17 and began self harm a few years ago, progressing to running off and placing herself in dangerous situations. She was hospitalised under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act last summer and this is when both conditions were diagnosed. She was home for a couple of months towards the end of last year but is now back in hospital. When the ASD was dignosed I hoped it may be the key to helping her, but it seems to have been pretty much ignored so far.
Wheelz - I feel my daughter's unstable behaviour may be the result of her ASD and so I am really interested in your situation and in what the ASD psychiatrist told you.
Can anyone suggest any route I can take to get better help? I am desperate to have my gorgeous, funny, loving daughter back.