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I am in so much pain. I have been diagnosed with BPD and now learning more about Childhood Emotional Neglect it all makes sense. After tons of years in therapy I finally received a diagnosis of BPD, found an awesome therapist (or so I thought). But then my financial status changed, my therapist became my best friend to me and I relied on her, and unfortunately through her trying to get me through a tough time, i now see she started enabling my BPD behavior instead of kindly letting me know the relationship could not continue. she even went to the extent of saying she was never going away. but then one day she just cut our relationship off saying she could no longer help me but she would get me into alternative treatment. never heard from her since. I have blamed myself for the failure of this relationship for so long but thanks to a friend who was in the same DBT group I have learned that this therapist has done a lot of unethical things. I can finally let go of the hurt. but i am still struggling with bpd traits. thank goodness i have found a great psychiatrist who is working with me. i know i need to find a great therapist but so frustrated at not finding anyone.
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Hello christinea: I noticed this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to Psych Central. There's a forum, here on PC, dedicated to the subject of BPD of course. Here's a link just in case you haven't already found it:
https://psychcentralforums.com/borde...lity-disorder/ You may also find the psychotherapy forum to be of interest: https://psychcentralforums.com/psychotherapy/ And then here are links to 4 articles, from Psych Central's archives, that may be of interest: Borderline Personality Disorder: Symptoms & Treatments Living with Borderline Personality Disorder 6 Gifts of Borderline Personality Disorder https://psychcentral.com/lib/dialect...isorder/?all=1 I hope you find PC to be of benefit. __________________ "I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
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Hi, Christine and welcome to Psych Central! I used to have BPD, but found a different kind of therapy to be helpful (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)--and working though my anger toward my parents.
I'm sorry you had a bum therapist and am glad you're seeing your way past her. It takes skill to deal with folks with BPD and evidently she wasn't good at it. Please don't lose heart. I'm glad you're here. Here's an article you might find helpful: Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Options |
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I saw a therapist a long time ago, and she sounds a lot like yours. We basically chatted during sessions, like friends rather than therapist and patient. A really good therapist is not your friend and won't treat you as one. When you look for a new ones, ask the ones you contact what their style is, and I would definitely find one who specializes in BPD. I've read that a lot of therapists actually avoid taking on BPD patients, because they can be tough to work with, so you can avoid what happened with your last therapist by seeking out someone who specifically treats BPD.
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