BPD

Ive been bothering by this thoughts for a long time now and i really need opinions for this. Is it possible for a person with BPD to enroll any psychology-related course?

Hello ione: I noticed this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral!

I don't know if I understand your question exactly. Is it possible for a person who has BPD to enroll in any psychology-related course? Well... if you're in school I would presume you can enroll in any course that is open to you. I don't know why having been diagnosed as having BPD would have anything to do with it.

On the other hand, if you're asking if it would be wise for a person who has been diagnosed as having BPD to study psychology with the intent of becoming a psychologist or mental health therapist, that's a different question. And I don't know as that is a question I can really answer specifically. My personal opinion would be that it would really depend on how much progress you have made in managing your condition.

If you are doing what needs to be done to treat your BPD, & you're being successful with it, then certainly I see no reason why you shouldn't study whatever you want to study. On the other hand, if your BPD is not well managed, then studying to become a mental health professional may not be the best career choice for you. But I think that is something that would best be discussed with whatever mental health professionals you have in your life at the present time.

Three forums that may be of interest to you, here on PC, may be the BPD forum, the school & study issues forum, & the work & careers forum. Here are links to these forums:

https://forums.psychcentral.com/bord...lity-disorder/

https://forums.psychcentral.com/scho...-study-issues/

https://forums.psychcentral.com/work-and-careers/

And then here are links to 3 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of BPD & living with it day-to-day plus one article on Dialectical Behavior Therapy which is, as you may be aware, the treatment of choice for BPD:

Spotlight on Borderline Personality Disorder

An Overview of Borderline Personality Disorder

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/b...ng-with/?all=1

https://psychcentral.com/lib/dialect...isorder/?all=1

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

Hi ione

I have BPD and majored in Psychology as an undergrad. I find it very interesting. I have several other mental illnesses as well, and some of the classes could be triggering at times, but I don't regret taking those classes. I am now taking some time off before deciding on what I want to do for grad school. I imagine it will be something related to pscyhology/mental health/neuroscience, but it's something I know I really have to think about before applying to programs, because I do worry about immersing myself in something that could be triggering for me if I'm not ready for it. I also want to give myself some space and time away from the field for a bit in an effort to sort of "find myself" NOT in relation to anything mental health/psychology. Given that I have BPD (and particularly identity disturbances), I want to establish an identity of myself that is separate from all the mental health/psychology stuff (the last several years of my life have revolved around me being in varying levels of mental health treatment while also completing my psychology studies, so I think it's important for me to learn to see myself as more than just someone with mental illnesses or recovered from mental illnesses, if that makes sense).

Anyway, I'm not sure if that really answered your question, but just thought I'd put out there what comes to mind. Welcome to PC!