Posted by rabble_rouser on July 10, 2005, at 18:13:36
Hi ShortE,
Hope you are getting on ok with the withdrawal.
I was hoping you might answer a question for me. I have been doing a lot of searching about myself lately, and have confronted some of the more unpleasant parts of my character.
I recall in one of your posts that you said you are / might be borderline. Do you mean Borderline Personality disorder? If you do I am hoping you can help! If I've got the wrong end of the stick however, then please just smile sweetly and giggle at me under your breath... :D
I have been feeling so much better lately, but there have been some residual 'odds and ends' that didn't seem to fit the profile of bog-standard depression. It bugs me that they were still hanging around as I feel they have the potential to open up a big hole again. They are the bits of my personality that attract to me the label of 'weirdo' on more occasions than I would wish.
Whilst online I found the diagnosis criteria for borderline personality disorder, and 7 of the criteria fit me. When I looked into some of the message boards out there such as the msn one, I was suddenly hit with a wave of "my god, this is me!". I actually found this to be a happy experience.
Some elements, such as self-harm, are not so applicable (apart from one time a few years ago), but the rest was like flicking on a light switch, that moment when I thought wow, this is the reason for it all. Ive looked into DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - scuse any spelling errors), and it seems that I am already doing most of what it consists of, what with all the CBT, meditation and "How to" type books that amazon have sent me over the years!
I would however love to undertake some DBT group work, as I am a huge fan of skills development. I was wondering if you have done any group DBT therapy and what your experiences with the illness have been, if that is not too personal?
All the best
Ross
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