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Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Are Women Being Misdiagnosed With Borderline Personality And Bipolar?

Trauma & Narcissism Redefined

Caroline Strawson

Narcissisticabuse, Health & Fitness, Narcissist, Self-improvement, Education, Recovery, Mental Health, Trauma

4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

There is a growing trend of women receiving diagnosis of borderline personality disorder or bipolar. The symptoms of which often arise from their experiences in abusive relationships.

 

Unfortunately, when these women seek help, they are frequently misdiagnosed. Instead of receiving appropriate support, they are often told to medicate and move on with their lives.

 

However, this approach is inadequate. Women in abusive relationships should be provided with the necessary help to break free from these situations. Furthermore, they should be supported in rebuilding their confidence and sense of self-worth.

 

In this episode, we delve into:

  • Why women are being misdiagnosed with these conditions
  • Why we need to rephrase ‘disorders’ and call them responses
  • Understanding the root cause of why these behaviours show up

 

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0:00.0

Why is it that there seems a growing trend of abused women getting a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder or even bipolar disorder?

0:12.0

What is that all about?

0:13.0

Well, that's exactly what I'm going to be talking about in today's episode on trauma and narcissism redefined.

0:20.0

Why are we living in a literally an epidemic

0:23.6

of abused women getting a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder? So a massive warm welcome

0:33.3

to the podcast, trauma and narcissism redefined. My name is Caroline Stawson and I'm here to help

0:39.1

and support you, really with day-to-day challenges that I know many of us face. I came out of an

0:45.3

abusive marriage, gosh, over 12 years ago now. It literally was on my knees. My nervous system was

0:51.8

so dysregulated. I would be in freeze one minute and I'd be super

0:55.5

angry the next and I felt filled with shame. But there are reasons for all of that. And this podcast

1:00.8

is really about talking to you around trauma, around narcissism, things that are really personal

1:05.8

to me, getting great interviews with people so that you can learn and also know there's light at the end of the

1:11.3

channel because there is and I know it can feel like it isn't. So a huge welcome. If you're a new

1:16.2

listener, massive welcome to you. If you're one of my regular listeners, welcome back. Do make sure

1:21.7

you hit the subscribe, you hit the follow button, whether you're watching this on YouTube or

1:26.2

listening to this on one of the podcast platforms. Do make sure that you don't miss them as I drop new episodes every

1:32.2

single week. And I want to help and support you because I know what it's like to feel like

1:37.2

you're on your own. So let's start to think about borderline personality disorder and being in an abusive relationship.

1:46.6

This is something that's really, really close to my heart.

1:49.1

You know, I was in a marriage with a covert narcissist many, many years ago.

1:53.8

And when I started to understand the patterns of behavior, you may have listened to the last

1:57.6

episode on trauma bonding and talking about that addiction, the cortisol,

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