I feel that the label "Borderline personality Disorder" has lost its meaning.
As a Probation and Parole Officer we were not allowed to use the term in our reports of people ready for release into the community, because psychologists tended to overuse the term. Judges and Parole Boards objected to this overused and meaningless term.
The jail are full of people who could be described to have a Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) ranging from drug addicts, stalkers, sex offenders, depressed housewives who were caught shoplifting and so on, or people with compulsive behaviours.
This becomes more difficult if it is combined with other diagnoses a such as Bipolar Disorder, or schizophrenia seemingly having different personalities. Again people with BPD have all different symptoms and sometimes it is hard to distinguish between the biological and the psychological.
Yet i do agree, that BPD does exist and it is interesting to note that so called people with BPD often prove positive to four hour
Medical Test for Hypoglycemia.
Thus I used the hypoglycemic diet as a first step in treatment, which was then followed by psychotherapy. This was done in a group setting, as it would be impossible to help people face-to-face, when in fact there are thousands of such clients in prison.
The way I ran groups is explained in my book
Getting Off the Hook at page 7. This book is freely available on the internet.
And for your information, the hypoglycemic diet is also very beneficial for people with Bipolar Disorder, although it may not "cure" the Bipolar Disorder.
The reason is that the hypo diet reduces the overproduction of insulin, evening out unstable blood sugar levels and to a large extent stops the production of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol.
If you are using drug for Bipolar Disorder such as Lithium carbonate, there are nutrients that can reduce the side effects such as taking vitamin B12 and folic acid.
I strongly recommend that you read:
Werbach,M.R.(1991), NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCES ON MENTAL ILLNESS, A Sourcebook of Clinical Research, Third Line Pres, Inc.Tarzana. Cal.
chapter on Bipolar Disorder.
Also investigate the use of
phosphatidyl choline and lecithin
that may prevent the manic phase to a large extent. But lecithin should not be taken in the depressive stage.
Always discuss any change in treatment or self-medication with your psychiatrist
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