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Hey, i'm male and 22 I've been diagnosed with Emotionally unstable personality disorder and adult Adhd
(and other stuff). At the moment i'm really struggling with intense emotions and really impulsive behaviour.
I feel like a complete let down, and I really can't seem to move on after my last relationship. My behaviour can be aggressive and I keep doing things that get me into trouble. I want to be able to be a better person, who can care for others a lot more and someone who is better at looking after themselves.

hey there
emotionally unstable personality disorder is the new name for borderline personality disorder...it's basically the same thing

so are you currently in therapy?

Yeah i know it is the same thing - i just think the Emotionally Unstable Personality describes what's going much better than Borderline. = P Yeah I am. Well not really therapy I'm going on Strattera (she would like to put me on ritalin, and thinks its the best but i've abused a lot of drugs) for the ADHD and I spoke to the Dr about getting someone to go over maybe a DBT work book and she said that she doesn't think I'd respond well to therapy with the untreated ADHD (which is fair enough as whenever i'd go to a meeting or something each week with someone and i'd make up my mind in the meeting about what i needed to do, and i'd forget etc. and start doing other stuff) though therapy is a mideterm goal and I want to get the work book as I think it'd be good to go over the emotional stuff. Though she said if i'm still having moodswings and a low mood it might be a good idea to try a moodstabiliser like seroquel.

i'm on moodstabilizer. used to be seroquel but now it's been changed to aripriprazole. it helps.