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Old Jan 05, 2008, 02:38 PM
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I found the article on BPD. Here is the link:
Borderline Personality Disorder: Profile and Process of Therapy

And here is the part on touch I was referring to in my other post:
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The heavily abused borderline splits the mind off from the body and feelings. She may be very analytical, further cutting off from feelings. Automatically going to the head reinforces the non-feeling self. Bodywork can be very effective with people who have difficulty hooking up to their emotions (Lowen, 1985).

Clients with weak emotional discharge and poor emotional maintenance benefit greatly from the full presence of a therapist who applies strong pressure to vital, armored physical areas. The inside of the upper thigh is an area of great release when pressed carefully. The close physical proximity of the therapist provides the much needed emotional security for the deep expression of long repressed feelings.

For some very repressed borderlines, bodywork utilizing pressure-release points may have to continue over a long period of time in order to get the client used to being in touch with the real self. But the effort can be worth the reward of seeing the client happily smiling after his or her long, dark journey into a psychic hell.

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Has anyone here ever done bodywork?
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