Posted by Dinah on August 3, 2008, at 14:01:06
In reply to Re: Borderline Personality Disorder.. » raisinb, posted by Amanda29 on August 3, 2008, at 13:46:31
I didn't mean to make it sound that way, Amanda.
There are a lot of complex factors that go into it. It's not like you just chose to behave this way. Linehan's book is really good about talking of the biological and environmental factors involved.
Parents do the best they can, given who they are. Just as you're doing the best you can. You haven't wasted the last three years, and you aren't responsible for how your therapy has gone. If your therapist wanted to address your behaviors by teaching you other ways to respond, he could have.
But really, they're very helpful books. Or you might want to look into DBT groups, which can also be useful in teaching the skills.
You can possibly also do a google search on Marsha Linehan and DBT. She has,or had, a website out there.
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