Hi everyone.

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I’ve been diagnosed last week with BPD after 4 intake sessions at a specialized institute. After years of confusion and thinking it was just depression it feels like a relief. Because most of my symptoms are ‘inward’, I’ve been advised individual talk therapy specialised in personality issues.

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However, there’s a waiting list of 9 months. This frightens me, because during the intake sessions I feel like I finally opened up about a lot of painful stuff, and now I am just left alone with it.

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I was wondering if there’s anything I can do while waiting these 9 months, specifically in crisis situations (breakdown, panic, anger, dissociation).

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I am thinking something like;
* grounding techniques when feeling overwhelmed/dissociated
* stress or panic reducing medication, something to make me calm when I am in crisis and so restless that I feel a danger to myself. Is this something I could ask my GP about? Or is it not common/advised for people with BPD?

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First time posting here because only recently diagnosed, but have been reading for a while. I want to say I am grateful for this subs existence, it makes me feel less alone, and the people here seem so very supportive and understanding. Its the first place I turned to after hearing my diagnosis.

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Would love to hear if anyone of you has any idea, or maybe your experiences with the waiting time between diagnosis and therapy.  