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How did those of you who are higher functioning with BPD get there? Was it intensive therapy and/or DBT? Did your extreme emotions get better and your attachment/abandonment issues get better and to a manageable level?
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Honestly, I just decided not to have any romantic relationships at all and didn't for twenty-plus years. That cut out most of the opportunity for extreme emotions and abandonment issues. It was tough but I've come so far in my career which I couldn't have done otherwise. But now I want to have a relationship and I have no skills or experience in that area. Mine is not a typical experience.
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When I was diagnosed I was told I was high functioning, so there is nothing that I did. I did do an 18 week DBT course that helped a lot and now I just have traits. Not too helpful I know.
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I think time and therapy helped a lot. DBT did quite a bit.
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I think I was considered high functioning however; I question what does that really mean in light of the dx? Does this mean one is educated? Degrees? Or just functionality? I know the emotional spectrum can very (not much) because we tend to get thoughts out of proportion. With that being said, I was dx about 4/5 years ago and I didn't have success with therapy until I was introduced to EMDR. All other therapies really didn't help because the trauma was deeply, deeply buried. I'm happy now.
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DBT and going on 4+ years of therapy. I still have bpd traits but I'm much happier, I'm continuously climbing the chain of command at work, and I am able to control my emotions more than I ever had before therapy. I was labeled low functioning when I first walked through the door for therapy. Overall everything got easier and better.
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I think DBT helped the most and psychotherapy with someone who is DBT centered.
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