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What should you do if you feel your being deprived of the right help & treatment for your disorder/symptoms?

i have bpd, i have bad anxiety and panic which is keeping me a prisoner inside my apartment. im startled by loud noises, am afraid to answer my phone now and scared to open mail. i have panic attacks and feel like i cant breathe everytime i have to leave my apartment. i have inner rage and angry feelings alot. which i feel is a result of a bullying and abusive past. repressed anger or suppressed. im scared to go out to incase i have an anger outburst. i feel threatened when outside, and miss percieve threats to. i cant make eye contact because i feel like im being threatend, intimidated. i have paranoia that ive had years that people are out to get me, ruin every hope and aspect of my life. i have extreme low, bleak moods everyday. where i feel hopeless. my psychiatrist wont perscribe me meds even though ive said i feel like this, because he said they're addictive. theyve refered me for psychotherapy...but i heard i should have DBT dialectal behavioural therapy. i also disocociate, and zone out when i have to go out to. so the question is, what do i do now? how do i get the right help and therapy? what is the right help and therapy? should i accept what they say and go along with the psychotherapy...even though i have these life impairing symptoms? i strongly feel i need meds but i dont no what to do.. i know you cant demand them. please can somebody help

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1. Go to another doctor.
2. do you have a history of drug abuse or alcoholism? If so that is why they won't give you the addictive medications. Medication only helps some of the time, the rest of it is up to you. It seems you've become a lot of the labels they have stuck you with. I agree with the person who answered "go to another doctor", but do some of this stuff on your own. there are a lot of books and information about the disorders you've mentioned. read about these diagnosis and figure out a program that would work for you. Part of getting better is doing the needed research on recovery. "Dialectical behavior therapy - Once-weekly psychotherapy sessions in which a particular problematic behavior or event from the past week is explored in detail, beginning with the chain of events leading up to it, going through alternative solutions that might have been used, and examining what kept the client from using more adaptive solutions to the problem: Both between and during sessions, the therapist actively teaches and reinforces adaptive behaviors, especially as they occur within the therapeutic relationship. . . the emphasis is on teaching patients how to manage emotional trauma rather than reducing or taking them out of crises. . . . Telephone contact with the individual therapist between sessions is part of DBT procedures. (Linehan, 1991)" (Link below) goodluck
3. The most effective treatment for BPD and panic/anxiety is a combination of psychopharmacology (medications) in conjunction with psychotherapy. There is no real magical treatment which helps, it really depends on the person and what works for them. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy or Transference Focused Therapy (Psychodynamic Psychotherapy) are the best, and I believe, only psychotherapy approaches that even touch BPD. Sometimes a combination of the two is better than having to focus solely on one or the other, but again, it depends on what works for you. I would argue that you may need to find a psychiatrist who is willing to prescribe something when feeling panicked/anxious or experiencing derealization/depersonalization. This is not to say that your current psychiatrist is wrong, it is just to say that he/she has his own beliefs about what works and this may not work for you. I would encourage you to find a new psychiatrist if it truly is not a good fit and a therapist who has an understanding of BPD and utilize both.
4. hey, again.. i replied to your email....read my email!! all answers in there!
5. Go find yourself another psychiatrist. I'm not a doctor, but I suspect medication would be beneficial for you. There are plenty of meds that are available that do not cause addiction. So what he said, is ridiculous. In addition, if you abide by the dose prescribed, you won't be abusing the med. Therapy is always good too. But I prefer a psychiatrist who also talks, advises, and counsels. See if you can find one more like that. Good luck in your search.