Borderline Personality Disorder Polls

These Polls were created by a social worker, not a researcher. They are not an indicator of actual research. People with the BPD should participate freely and not feel required to participate.

Only fill out if you have the Borderline Personality Disorder. 

 
Medications

Are you taking any medications for your BPD? Click all that apply.

Yes
No
I want to but I can't afford meds.
I don't believe in taking medications.
I used to.
My Dr. does not believe medications will help my BPD.
I don't take them due to the side effects.
Yes, I take meds and they are helping me.


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Antidepressants

Which antidepressant works for you?

Prozac
Paxil
Luvox
Serzone
Zoloft
Celexa
Wellbutrin
Remeron
Effexor
Nardil/Parnate
Tricyclic Antidepressant
Trazodone
None of the above.
None has worked.
A combination of Tricyclic & SSRI
Another Combination


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Mood Stabilizer

What mood stabilizer works for you?

Tegretol
Depakote
Neurontin
Lamictal
Lithium
Topamax
None work.
Never tried any.
One has worked but I can't take due to side effects.


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Mood Stabilizer Effects - Answer only if you are taking a mood stabilizer.

Click all that apply. My mood stabilizer has:

not helped me in any way.
helped me.
helped my chronic anger.
helped my rages.
helped my depression.
made me worse.
helped my fear of abandonment.
helped me feel more sociable.
has helped me with my psychotic episodes.
helped my anxiety.
helped my thinking patterns.
eliminated any suicidal ideation.
helped somewhat.
helped my moods to be more stable.


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Cycles

Do the symptoms of the BPD seem to go in cycles? Click on all that apply.

Yes, I have periods of time where I don't feel the BPD symptoms.
No, I always feel the symptoms of the BPD.
Yes, the cycles are increasing with age.
Yes, the cycles are decreasing with age.
The external environment affects my cycles.


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Neuroleptics/Antipsychotics

Which neuroleptic has helped you the most?

Seroquel
Risperdal
Clozaril
Zyprexa
Haldol
Thorazine
Mellaril
Serentil
Moban
Trilafon
Loxitane
Stelazine
Prolixin
Navane
Orap
Zeldox
Never tried any.
None has helped that I have tried.


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Benzodiazepines

What has been your experience with benzodiazepines or other antianxiety drugs.

Never tried any.
They have helped me.
I take Klonopin.
I take ativan.
I take Xanax.
I take valium.
They have made me worse.
I take Buspar.
No antianxiety meds have helped me.
These drugs made me worse.


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BPD Therapy

What form of therapy has helped you with the BPD? Click all that apply.

DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Psychoanalytical Therapy
Traditional Talk Therapy
"Uncovery Therapy" remembering past traumas
Group Therapy with other Borderlines
I have not had any therapy.
Therapy has made me worse.
DBT made me worse.
CBT made me worse.
Psychoanalytical Therapy made me worse.
Talk therapy made me worse.
Uncovery therapy made me worse.
I would like therapy but can't afford it.
I would like therapy but can't find someone who is up to date in treating the BPD.
I would like therapy but I live too far out.
I am addicted to my therapist.
My therapist rejected me because I was hospitalized or self injured.
I have no opinion on this matter.
I don't believe therapy will help me.


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Divorce

Have you been divorced?

No
Marriage Uncertain
In Process
Divorced Once
Divorced More Often
Never Been Married


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Unlawful Behavior

Have you ever been arrested due to BPD behavior?

No
Yes, once.
Twice
Three Times
Four Times
Five Times
Over Five Times


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Psychiatric Hospitalization

Have you ever been hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital due to your BPD? Click all that apply.

Yes, once
No
Yes, twice
Yes, three times
Yes, four times
Yes, five times
Yes, six times
Yes, seven times
Yes, eight times
Yes, nine times
Yes, ten times
Yes, eleven times
Yes, over 20 times
Yes, over 30 times
Yes, I felt safe in the hospital.
Yes, I disliked the hospital.
Yes, I liked the hospital.


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Finances

How are your finances and standard of living (apart from medical needs)?

few assets, living circumstances unstable
struggling with debts, but home secure
modest, but doing well
better than modest


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Hope
How much hope do you have for getting better?
I am already much better.
I am a little better.
I have a great deal of hope of getting better.
I have very little hope of getting better.
No hope of getting better.
I am unsure of what I feel.
I don\'t care.
I don\'t have enough information to make that judgment.
I am marking more than one answer.

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Employment


Are you currently working?

No.
No. I am on disability related to mental health issues.
On and off the last 2 years.
Steady, part-time.
Steady, full-time.


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Abuse


Have you been abused... (Click on all that apply).

physically as a child?
physically as an adult?
sexually as a child?
sexually as an adult?
emotionally as a child?
emotionally as an adult?
neglected as a child?


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Other Disorders


Besides having the BPD, do you have additional disorders? Click on all that apply.

No other disorders.
Panic Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
AD(H)D
Eating Disorder
Tourette's Disorder
Fibromyalgia
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Migraines
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Autism
PTSD
Substance Abuse
Other Personality Disorders
Trichotillomania
Not listed here.


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BPD Symptoms


What symptoms do you experience that you feel are due to the BPD? Check all that apply.

Depression
Fear of Abandonment
Chronic Anger
Rage
Instability in relationships
Self Mutilation
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide Attempt/s
Lack of Identity
Dislike being around other people.
Dislike other people.
Irritability
Abuse substance/s
Impulsive behavior
Mood Swings
Feelings of Emptiness
Splitting (Looking at people as either good or bad and there is no in between).
Eating Disorder
Transient, stress-related paranoid ideation or severe dissociative symptoms
Cognitive disorders (Distorted Thinking)


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Suicide

Click on all that apply.

I have never had any suicidal ideation.
I have had suicidal ideation.
I have attempted suicide once.
I have attempted suicide twice.
I have attempted suicide more than twice.
I am suicidal right now.


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BPD Education & Medication


Do you feel that you are more educated regarding the BPD than your therapist or your Dr.? Click on all that apply.

I don't have a therapist or Dr.
Yes, I am definitely more educated as I have studied.
I know about as much about the BPD as they do.
No, they seem to know more than I do.
Most MH professional are uneducated about the BPD.
Most MH professionals are "mis"educated about the BPD.
This lack of education on their part is interfering in my recovery.
I have been educating the people that are treating me.
The people that are treating me won't listen to me due to their ego.
I print up reliable information off the Internet and bring to them.
I have had to travel over 120 miles to get proper treatment for my BPD.
I can't afford a Dr. or therapist as I have no insurance.
I have to pay for my own medications.
I can afford to pay for my medications
I cannot afford to pay for my medications.
I am not getting the treatment I need for my BPD.
There are not enough resources for those of us with the BPD.
Society acts as if we don't exist.
I have not experienced any negative problems with society or with treatment.


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