Missbelle and Rapunzel- Thank you for your words and for welcoming me. I think I will feel at home here. I particularly liked the advice to not get hung up on the diagnoses. I am an expert at feeling shame, guilt and for self-blaming. After my recent suicide attempt, I was hospitalized at a place that had 6 hours/ day of DBT skill training. I loved it. Since my discharge I have been doing mindfulness meditations, working on a skill book, and going to AA. I start with my new psychiatrist next week, and he is asking me to committ to 12-18 months of "dynamic deconstructive therapy". He claims that it is intensive, but can lead to a complete remission of BPD symptoms. Has anyone here been through this type of therapy? What did you think of it?