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In this site, I have
encouraged lay-persons to educate themselves about this terrible
disorder. I am also aware of the stigma and prejudices that
come with treating Borderlines in your caseloads. Borderlines are a
handful, and it is not self-affirming nor gratifying work, I am
sure.
We need more DBT-certified and trained
professionals to handle all of the undiagnosed BPD's that are still
out on the streets destroying marriages, breaking up homes, cutting
themselves, immersed in addiction, stalking people, manipulating
friends, disrupting work environments, and dragging down and
draining those in society who even remotely deal with them
Please
consider learning more about this disorder, the treatment(s)
(whichever one you wish to explore), and lend a helping hand to give
some Borderline clients a chance at a life of reduced stress and
regulated emotions.
People like me have benefitted
from professionals who led me to a more skilled life when it came
to my behaviors. As more people come to know of the disorder,
BPD is going to be the diagnosis given to more clients. I just
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Following are comments I got off a website (BPDTodayDBPSupport)
about newly diagnosed Borderlines who did not have a DBT outlet for
professional help within a couple of hours driving time:
Hi, my name is Renee and my story is very similar
to yours. I am 46 years old and have been struggling with depression
for over 25 years. It was not until a recent hospital stay that I
was diagnosed with Borderline
Personality Disorder. I,
too, am struggling with finding and affording Dialectic Behavior
therapy treatment. The closest for me is about 2 hours away.
So, I am looking for some sort of support for me as well.
Thanks, Renee
julie.mountaingirlz wrote:
I have just
been diagnosed with bpd after being seen only as a depressive for
the last 40 years! It explains so much, and I am so glad to be
finding all these sites. I live in a tiny town in northern az. and
am looking for a therapist/facility that practices the dialectic
therapy. The nearest big city to me is Phoenix, but there is also
Fountain Hills, Mesa, Chandler, and Tempe, all of which are about 2
hours away. Any referrals available? I am so excited to enter all
these
bpd chatrooms and share what I thought of 'til recently as
"my emotional weirdness". I would love to communicate with the lady
who started this whole site... it is amazing. God bless all of us
who struggle with this
disorder. Thanks.
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