Posted by alexandra_k on July 3, 2011, at 3:41:33
In reply to Re: Marsha Linehan » emmanuel98, posted by Dinah on June 26, 2011, at 22:20:59
I thought so from reading the book. Read something somewhere about her going on a Buddhist retreat... Finding self acceptance... Wanting to put that to psychologists in a language they could understand. Figured from that that the journey was partly personal. She seemed fairly solitary, too. That can be a good way of keeping functioning up. Keeping ones distance.
I'm not surprised she didn't say anything earlier. The last thing you need when you are trying to be taken seriously professionally is to be labelled as crazy. Especially when there is so much judgement and negativity in the professional literature. When those professionals are meant to be the experts. Your superiors. Your colleagues.
People with borderline personality disorder aren't supposed to get better.
I'm glad she did this now. Guess she is moving towards retirement.
It is a very nice gift of a message indeed.
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