Is it normal to experience bpd symptoms but not have it?

I have intense emotions and mood swings, I develop different like versions of myself and I have depersonalisation/derealisation issues but am not diagnosed with bpd and I'm told I don't have it so is this normal lol

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  • Tommythecaty

    That could be a million different things.

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  • kikilizzo

    I had a friend with these kinds of symptoms and in my friends case it was the result of an anxiety disorder. Intense episodes of anxiety can mimic bpd in the sense that you are easily agitated when your anxiety is higher than usual and things can make you either explode in anger or tears more easily than usual. Can be worth looking into.

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    • hauntedbysandwiches

      This ^ I have a friend who was misdiagnosed with BPD because they have the same issues but it's severe anxiety

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  • PurpleHoneycomb

    As others have mentioned, you likely have something else. It's also worth getting a second opinion from a different psychologist/therapist.

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  • Thank you all for your insights! I will definitely look into it and explore the possible reasons

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  • Iambillythemenacetosociety

    You know there is more than one mental disorder, right?

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    • Yep, I kniw of the DSMV diagnostics book although have not had the actual patience to read it . However it is quite hard to separate anxiety from a situation when you very focused in on it but I understand your point

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  • RoseIsabella

    Have you ever been evaluated by an actual mental health professional?

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  • malaparte

    Depends on why you're having these symptoms, to what degree, etc. BPD is for some clinicians a "trash bin" diagnoses; we don't know what this patient is, basically, but they're being really difficult so we'll say BPD because BPD could be damn well anything.

    The symptoms of BPD overlap with other conditions, most notably bipolar disorder, ADHD, antisocial personality disorder, various anxiety conditions, complex-PTSD, etc. Moreover, bpd is not uncommonly comorbid with those things, though how clinicians are able to determine when a person has more than one of said conditions when they can have such a hard time diagnosing BPD in a patient (or when they cavalierly assign bpd to someone for just being difficult) is something beyond my paygrade.

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  • ospry

    Everybody exhibits symptoms of BPD occasionally. If you experience symptoms frequently enough that you suspect you might have a disorder then, if you can, it might be helpful to meet with a doctor or therapist to see if they can't diagnose you with something. It could BP or it could be something entirely different

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