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Originally Posted by Snoopysmom
DBT skills are life skills not just for borderlines.
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True. It's not only for people with parasuicidal behaviors. It can also help people with anxiety disorders, autism, and bipolar disorder.
HazelGirl, I think this could really help you. Our thinking patterns can really interfere with relationships, influence our outlook on life and the treatment of mental illness. I just realized this on Wednesday, when my psychiatrist explained how my pessimistic thinking and my catastrophizing tendencies contributed to the nasty psychotic depression I just went through.
I'd like to take a DBT class even though I don't have BPD.
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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
BPD people tend to read expressions more negatively than what they are. It's very similar to Prosopagnosia (face blindness). It isn't face blindness which is common in autism and Schizophrenia, but it's like a blindness to expressions.
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Facial expressions are confusing for people with autism and schizophrenia, because they cannot interpret what they mean. BPDers can interpret facial expressions, but misinterpret them, because they expect people to treat them badly. This is also true for anyone who has been chronically mistreated in life.
Prosopagnosia can cause interpersonal problems. Imagine not being able to recognize your own mother or partner. It is humiliating.