Thanks for the welcome. I have been in therapy for about 4 years. I was hospitalized in October, and since then have been seeing a psychiatric nurse for Abilify and busparone. I have had a bad reaction to the ssri and ssni meds that I have tried, but Abilify has helped with the dissociation and the busparone with the anxiety. I also had chronic migraines, and Abilify has stopped them, which is a welcome side effect.

I am continuing to make progress. Finding out about BPD is a fairly new quest. I was diagnosed with major depression and general anxiety before that. I also have C-PTSD from childhood. I am working on DBT skills with my therapist. The major dissociative episodes are less, which is encouraging. I also have a live support group that is for family and friends of alcoholics, which helps me to not isolate. I am looking forward to reading more here, and I appreciate that there is support for this illness. It has been pretty devastating for a long time, but I am happy to say I am making some progress.