chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Text reads: “[Top]Doctor who has known you your whole life suspects Bipolar II, [Bottom] Psychiatrist diagnoses BPD after one hour appointment, doesn’t ask about hypomanic symptoms”]
BDP is short for Borderline Personality Disorder, which basically means you’re a young woman with several complicated issues. He did not perform any kind of diagnostic test or even ask about any times I may have been hypomanic, and when I tried to tell him about those phases he dismissed me completely and changed the subject. The only thing he got right was my PTSD.

chronicillnesscat:

[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Text reads: “[Top]Doctor who has known you your whole life suspects Bipolar II, [Bottom] Psychiatrist diagnoses BPD after one hour appointment, doesn’t ask about hypomanic symptoms”]

BDP is short for Borderline Personality Disorder, which basically means you’re a young woman with several complicated issues. He did not perform any kind of diagnostic test or even ask about any times I may have been hypomanic, and when I tried to tell him about those phases he dismissed me completely and changed the subject. The only thing he got right was my PTSD.