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Originally Posted by carmasia
They are few and far between, but you, I, all of us, need to find a therapist who specializes in BPD. Most therapists, like most people, don't get it and a lot of older therapists basically believe that we're lost causes. I've seen a lot of websites that basically say that, and when I went to a therapist and asked to be tested for BPD, they basically refused saying that we had to look at other options first because "BPD is almost impossible to treat". Biggest reason I could find for this theory is that some of us are known to turn on our therapists and a lot of therapists are not willing to take the risk. Isn't part of the whole relationship issues thing? When I searched for books on BPD, it was very difficult to find any directed towards the sufferer. Most were directed towards the family and friends of BPD sufferers and a lot of them said it not so many words that if you have a loved-one with BPD you're a goner. Isn't nice to know that we're so abhorred by most of the psychiatric community?
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It is nice. (lol)
This is why I stopped trying for now. I did not find anyone within my means, within my area, or within my diagnosis.
I am so thankful I have a gift of knowledge of BPD and of myself and I am genuinely concerned for those who are less fortunate and more desperate for help who are not getting any for above reasons.
I realize that BPD is getting more known and more pro's are learning about it, but the time is not now. In my city, it still is embryonic knowledge and not within my financial means.
Sorry to be harsh and/or act like someone with an attitude. But it's the truth. I am exhausted of chasing my lost cause, therapy (for the moment).
when I see ads on tv about BPD (for the sufferer, not just for the "non") and when I see more evidence that BPD is being treated more, in the poor community, not just the well to do community, etc., maybe I will try again. Idk.
Billi