I'm really surprised that this didn't get more response than it did, so I'm selfishly moving it back up to the top. Is there something about us that makes us cling to the idea that there is no true recovery fro, BPD? Do you believe this woman is in recovery? If so, do you think if you got some hard-core DBT you could "beat" it too? It seems kind of like a permanent diet with her; she changed her emotional habits, and continues to rely on DBT to stay healthy, and it sounds like she will be using it all her life, and knows and accepts this reality. Or the alcoholic/drug addict who knows they can never use again, take it day by day, and know that if they mess up, there is a way back out into health again.

Not at all suggesting it would work equally well with everybody if everybody had equal access to it. (I know it's inaccessible for a lot of people, including myself.) Just wondering what you think about her story and if it is at all encouraging. For me, I think it presents a degree of hope, but at the same time disheartening because I don't have the opportunity to try it. (I realize there are workbooks and online groups, but I am not a self-starter, nor a self-learner. I need the discipline and accountability of belonging to a group.)