BPD with a dash of ADHD anyone?

[SO25]

Hi all, im new here, brand new... as of tonight. 

i was diagnosed with BPD in 2015 (29) and ADHD (37) last year.. All was going relatively ok, but of late, im startling to fall off the wagon a little with splitting and regulating my emotions... 

Is there anyone else in a similar boat? 

[rockypug]

Hello  @SO25 

welcome to the forums. 

Thanks for sharing here a little about you. 

I hope you feel supported in here. 

[SO25]

Thank you

[tyme]

Hey @SO25 , I was speaking to a clinical psychologist about 2 months ago, and they said the symptoms of BPD and ADHD can be very similar. 

I was diagnosed with BPD with BPD over 20 years ago. At this moment, I'm in the process of getting an ADHD assessment. 

Through therapy, I am in a much much better place. Yet there are still elements of ADHD which I struggle with.

What supports do you currently have in place?

[SO25]

I was told also Bpd and Adhd are very similar, and often overlap. 

Also apparently in many cases, often in girls misdiagnosed. 

I now understand with my adhd diagnosis why I found school such a struggle, not only the school work, but making and keeping friends too... There's definitely an overlap there. 

Iv been in an out of therapy my whole life, currently not in consistent therapy but see my psychiatrist once every 5 or so months for medication reviews given the adhd is still new. 

Just finding splitting my main issue right now... It's definitely a problem, I turn into a really horrible person when all I see is black. I'm a completely different person behind the words that leave my mouth.