Thoughts on how to support young people (under 18) who are very sure they have BPD and want to seek out a diagnosis? Particularly when disclosing lived experience isn’t really an option.

@purpleabbiie Yup… plus if you’re psychotic you’d have to identify that your experiences are a MH presentation which is errr not likely

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Whenever I get in the car to drive I have 3 thoughts: - I left the front door wide open! (happened once) - I’m drink driving! (I don’t drink alcohol) - Where’s my helmet?! (Do you not think it would make sense to require a helmet whilst driving?)

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Had my endoscopy this morning w sedation + I can’t remember anything. It’s really upsetting to me, anything could have happened in that room + I wouldn’t have a clue?

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@LLLChick The lack of human-to-human compassion… 😭

The capacity to refuse a blanket - a lesser known part of the MCA 😅

@nuwandiss Thanks for saying this. So sick of seeing these ‘targets’ that translate into turfing people out into homelessness/relapse/no services & then being criminalised, etc.

@hine_dee I know that but my question is how to communicate and support young people who are seeking the diagnosis

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