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pinksoil said:
The group is aware that my main symptoms is SI

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Pinksoil, since your main symptom of BPD is SI, I wonder if a group for SI would be a better fit? Then you wouldn't have the ethical dilemma of whether to censor yourself or risk others being triggered. If you were in an SI group, you might get more support for dealing with that and not have to feel like tiptoeing around the issue.

I have not had group therapy but I know that when I have been in couples therapy with my H and in family therapy with my H and my girls, I cannot just say anything as I might in individual. There is a different dynamic and yes, some censorship must occur, but it is for the greater good. It is not all about "me" when I am with others in therapy.

I don't know how it works in a support group. It might be good to clarify with the group and its leader to see if it is OK to just let any thoughts and feelings out, as one might in individual therapy.

Really thought provoking question.