(cw: suicidality, abuse) Join Dr. Courtney Tracy, aka The Truth Doctor, a licensed psychotherapist and doctor of clinical psychology, as she compares the three diagnoses she's been clinically given over the last ten years as a client. Dr. Courtney discusses what the research says about the relationship between these mental health conditions and more specifically, how autism and BPD may show up through the lens of Borderline Personality Disorder DSM criteria. We think this episode could help people who have borderline personality, autism, ADHD, and/or simply have multiple diagnoses. We'd love to hear from you via screenshots on social media by tagging us at @the.truth.doctor and @truthdoctormedia. Thank you, and enjoy.The main message of the episode: The most important part of getting a diagnosis is looking beneath the labels and seeing the human being.Follow Dr. Courtney on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube at @the.truth.doctor. Learn more about Truth Doctor Media at thetruthdoctor.com.LISTEN TO EPISODES ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS!Timestamps:00:00 - 03:06 - Intro and Receiving multiple mental health diagnoses 03:07 - 06:01 - Autism Spectrum Conditions and mental health diagnoses vs. symptoms06:02 - 06:45 - Overview of BPD, ADHD, and Autism06:46 - 07:17 - The biggest overlap between the disorders: Emotional dysregulation and Impulsivity07:18 - 09:20 - 2018 study on BPD and Autism, autistic traits, and empathy09:21 - 10:43 - Increased suicidality and risk of sexual and physical abuse with multiple diagnoses10:44 - 15:09 - Co-occurring disorders and prevalence - ADHD, ASD, and BPD - and also CPTSD15:10 - 18:40 - Causes and how to prevent BPD or other traumatic behaviors18:41 - 19:44 - Treatments for Borderline Personality, ADHD, and Autistic Spectrum Disorder19:45 - 22:41 - Not all mental health symptoms are a result of trauma22:41 - 26:23 - BPD criteria 1 and 2 vs. Autistic symptoms: unstable relationships & fear of abandonment26:24 - 28:48 - BPD criteria 3 and 7 vs. Autistic symptoms: identity disturbance & feelings of emptiness28:49 - 31:45 - DSM BPD criteria 4 vs. Autistic symptoms: Self-damaging impulsivity31:46 - 33:15 - DSM BPD criteria 5 vs. Autistic symptoms: Self-harm/suicidality & self-mutiliation33:16 - 35:17 - DSM BPD criteria 6 and 8 vs. Autistic symptoms: Affective instability & uncontrolled anger35:18 - 36:39 - DSM BPD criteria 9 vs. Autistic symptoms: Transient stress-related paranoid or dissociative symptoms36:40 - 38:00 - Rejection sensitivity in all three disorders 38:01 - 39:29 - Outro and "so glad you exist"2018 Study about Autism Spectrum "Conditions": https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184447#adhd #autism #borderlinepersonalitydisorder This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit selfconsciousclub.substack.com/subscribe
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