[snapdragon928]

But the diagnosis was a way for them to stop councling, because if I was borderline, it would be why therapy wasn't working. Because she said people with personality disorders were difficult to treat. It was a bad situation, with a councelor losing it, and the other councelors breaking up our group as disfunctional, a difficult time for all of us in group and single therapy. Inproper therapy. So I left counceling and decided she had no idea what she was talking about. But I did have all the symptoms. I do much better now with stabalizing meds, but haven't stuck with therapy. The person I say I hate you to the most is my boss. When I pout about my schedule. Then apologize.
I have read the criteria, would driving so fast that you are not allowed to drive the vans at work be reckless driving? I really am a bad driver. And I still overeat at times, and take more pills than I should if my husband doesn't watch them, so he watches them. I didn't want to admit to this, although I am better in many ways, I think there is still some borderline still there. The anger issues, the fear of abandonment. Ect Ect < I could go on.

[bpd2]

Hi, snapdragon! A lot of counselors need us: we teach them how to be better counselors. Until they meet us? Pshaw! they have no idea what emotional dysregulation is! One year with us and they either put up or shut up.

The stabilizing meds and DBT and a therapist who has stuck with me for four years changed my life....but I still drive really fast, push it on the curves in dry weather--but, of course, I am sure I am a good driver!

Was DBT around when you were diagnosed?

[snapdragon928]

I don't know, I don't know what that is. I was so angry when she told me this, I left treatment shortly after. It wasn't until I started taking meds that it got any better.

[bpd2]

DBT is Dialectical Behavior Therapy. It combines cognitive therapy and mindfulness as a method to gain control over the extreme levels of emotion that lead to so much of the chaos in our lives. The "dialectical" part refers to holding two ideas of good in mind at the same time and recognizing the truth in each, even when we don't like that truth that isn't the one we felt/thought first. Take a look at the sites online--there are many. Another treatment that's having some success is called Mentalization. I don't have any experience with it. DBT did help me. Anything methods you follow, though, have to be.....uh, followed. It's all practice with me.

[Uprwestsdr]

What I found helps is Cognitive Therapy. Discuss a symptom I don't like then must go out and actually do something different. It worked fast and I was quickly able to change things on my own.

But many of my symptoms disappeared with Wellbutrin & Effexor.