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Old Sep 16, 2014, 05:54 PM
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I know this post could be posted in the BPD section, but I find it fits here because it could be applied to a lot of people in therapy.

My T and I were talking today about where I see myself and where she sees me in the future. I asked my T, what BPD traits I am supposed to be working on fixing. I told her I don't think all of them should be fixed because some are actually beneficial. Her response surprised me...

She said that the goal of therapy isn't to fix any of my BPD traits. The goal is to learn how to live with the traits, adapt, and cope with them so they don't negatively affect my life.

What I took from that is that I'm not "broken". I'm not "sick". I'm so used to BPD being perceived as a negative, that it was affirming to know that I am okay being who I am. That my "personality" doesn't need to change in order for me to be successful.

Idk. It gives me hope. Maybe it might give others hope.
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