This came from another trans subreddit. Ironic and depressing. I can only imagine how much this could fuck up trans kids- imagine being online and seeing some of those replies from adults in their 30s saying how horrible being trans is. You'd think it never gets better.
Ive been in talk therapy since like February, at first twice a week and now once a week. I got diagnosed with BPD at the same time as my ADHD but I've suspected it for many years. I also have anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
I told my therapist right off the bat about BPD and how I believe it's one of my biggest struggles and she talked about how she wasn't really interested in chasing after a specific diagnosis, rather only letting symptoms surface and be dealt with naturally. Somewhere in there she did say something about "trend diagnosis" which definitely set off my alarm bells.
She's been fine though. No complaints and I brought up my concerns with what she said about trend diagnosis, she took it and discussed it. My question is: am I missing out on better treatment with this approach? Since she doesn't really want to be head on with it.
BPD affects me a lot, specifically my difficulty with interpersonal connection and I don't think I've seen much improvement there, but to be fair to my therapist I have a ton of issues so it's hard to stay focused on just one. Can't get better in only one aspect when issues are kind of tangled together.
Nothing serious just a little silly. I'm on subcutaneous injections, for reference.
It seems like I can just never get a consistent shot! Sometimes it hurts like a bitch and sometimes it glides in smooth. I'm a phlebotomist and I've been doing self injections to the stomach since I was like 13 (blood thinners not T) but it doesn't seem like it matters that I keep a consistent needle angle or chose the same general spot. My only guess is the needle is hitting a nerve on its way in and it's pure luck if or not that happens. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?