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a-useless-harpsichor4 karma

As someone with BPD, I have a hard time distinguishing which thoughts and fears are genuine rather than caused by chemical imbalance. Is there any general techniques someone with mental illness can use to sort which emotions are overexaggerated/unnatural in day-to-day life?

a-useless-harpsichor2 karma

I’m just a random but to your first question all mental illnesses are a spectrum, and each case is different. Those diagnosis are just a way to understand your general behavior, however it doesn’t mean you follow each of the exact behaviors of each illness. For example if someone eats a lot during a manic episode, they may have binge eating disorder, but it is not a behavior that person always exhibits but only during an episode. Some of the diagnosis may be severe, and some may be invisible to anyone but a professional. Even if some of those are diagnosed, you may never have to deal with them except for on the most stressful days.