Correlation between SPD & BPD?

by Stina
(CA)

I am 40 years old and was recently told that I have symptoms consistent with SPD. Today happens to be the 10 year anniversary when I was first diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).




I peer-facilitate a group for women with BPS, when I started talking about the SPD signs and symptoms, EVERYONE could relate. It was like the twisting that our minds do to emotions that results in the Borderline characteristics are somehow related to the different way our brains are actually processing information (the SPD stuff).

Has anyone else come across this relationship between the two disorders?



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Nov 25, 2019
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by: Anonymous

I'm 19, at 7 I was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder, around 13 I was diagnosed with depression and general anxiety disorder. As the stress of graduating got worse, my stability got worse, I got more sensitive to everything, my mom started looking into my behaviors (I still live at home, no job and no permit/lisence to drive)she found many correlations between my behaviors and borderline personality disorder behaviors, still need to make the call to further investigate and maybe diagnose. But it would explain alot of my problems I've had dealing with panic attacks and mood changes.
Jan 13, 2017
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by: anonymous

I was diagnosed with SPD at a young age and suspect I have BPD (I fit most of the symptoms, but have not gotten a diagnosis yet). I am almost certain that my SPD caused my BPD symptoms to develop; particularly my social/emotional SPD symptoms are to blame. When I was younger my SPD was very extreme and caused a lot of problems with my classmates and teachers in school, which caused me to be disliked by most of the people around me, leading to my self-loathing and self-destructive BPD symptoms.

You're definitely onto something with this.
Jun 08, 2016
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by: Anonymous

Because of poor research on women and girls and biases among clinicians, women with austism spectrum disorders (ASD) are often misdiagnosed as borderlines. It might be worth checking out. ASD and SPD are strongly correlated.
Dec 29, 2015
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by: Anonymous

we believe my MIL to be undiagnosed BPD. My daughter is recently diagnosed SPD. Any connection between BPD, SPD, and hoarding? Could hoarding be a symptom of sensory seeking (extreme, obviously)?
Dec 29, 2015
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by: Anonymous

Hi everyone... I also have a diagnosis of BPD (although depending on the psych it has changed back and forth between Bipolar and BPD). And I have many of the symptoms of SPD. Sound and touch sensitivity are my 2 biggest issues and it has reached a point where I can't bear for my partner to touch me unless the pressure is really firm. I think our relationship will end over this eventually and I'm not really sure what to do to solve the problem but it's good to know I'm not the only one!
Nov 25, 2014
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by: Anonymous

Hello

Please see this articel about research re Sensory processing and BPD. KInd regards Kath Smith OT UK

www.sensoryintegration.org.uk

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pnp.127/abstract
Nov 25, 2014
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by: Anonymous

Hi,
I have had borderline personality for many years. But when I stumbled non Sensory Processing Disorder I was convinced therein lies the root of all of my BP behaviours.

Had I not experienced constant negative incalidation due to my sensory experiences being abnormal, I wouldn't have started self-destructive/self-punishing behaviour.
I am so glad I stumbled on SPD and now tell many others about it.

I hope someone qualified will start researching it!
Apr 20, 2013
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by: Kath Smith

Hello

I have done some work in this field and I believe that there is a huge correlation.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pnp.v13:4/issuetoc

http://www.sensoryintegration.org.uk/uk-projects

Regards

Kath Smith

kath.smith@sensoryintegration.org.uk

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