Hey dancinglady and sorcerer,

I can empathize with the both of you. That would be frustrating. The truth is - regardless of age - borderline is hard. Its sad that until recently, there were no effective treatments for BPD in particular. Having access to DBT when you were both in your younger days could have surely altered the state of repair that you feel you are in now... Then again, at a young age - you may not have taken treatment seriously anyways. DBT is nice - but it's not the end all be all.

I know that after years of my BPD stuff - I have become increasingly interested in getting better and reaching out to whatever treatments exist. It is never too late. It took several years for me to find the correct diagnosis - and it happens to a lot of people. Truth is - you both have an extraordinary amount of hard-earned insight, experience and knowledge that could benefit in your recovery. Although you may feel like the only thing left to do in life is to die - that doesn't mean you have to die unhappy or without joy in your life. I am nearing 30 years old, have had years of therapy - both in CBT and in other areas and I also feel like all there is left to do is die... We share this problem. Its sad. Its very scary. Despite our age, or our treatments - we can feel the same.

You may not have had access to DBT when you were younger - but you do now!!! If you haven't tried it yet - go for it!

Thanks,
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