Thank you so much for the kind words @Autumn88. You were perfectly comprehensible, don’t worry. I really appreciate it. I haven’t been diagnosed with OCD officially, but told I might have PANDAS which is essentially in my case OCD symptoms caused by strep (probably had it as a kid and just learned to manage things okay enough until I got strep again), and I think a lot of those traits end up presenting in the ED too.

It’s crazy how BPD is “the most treatable personality disorder” yet also too many therapists refuse to work with anyone with BPD (or have a limit to how many clients with that dx they will take on, or end up clearly struggling with their counter transference after a while).

I think I got more help for my BPD symptoms from DBT books and a workbook from Dr. Daniel Fox than any therapist honestly (and cutting out substances, finding stable and generally less chaotic housing, and treating my ADHD has helped a lot too).