Transforming Borderline Personality Disorder Into A Healing Experience - Recovering From Borderline Personality Disorder

Written by HealthyPlace.com Staff Writer

David: Here are some more audience comments on what's being said tonight:

deeny: Cutting for me HAS NEVER BEEN FOR ATTENTION.

Baziust: Blondie punk girl - My son had two wonderful parents. His PTSD in grade 4 was the result of how he interpreted a school yard bullying incident. Being extremely sensitive, he interpreted it as a life and death situation and ended up with full blown PTSD. Untreated PTSD, no doubt, contributed to his BPD.

Laura Paxton: Baziust, I believe that, in many cases, all BPD is a chronic, serious form of PTSD.

deeny: Medications help some, but more or less just takes the edge off.

Cheryle: I am taking paxil for panic attacks and it works great for that, but it seems like ever since I have been on it I have been suicidal, self destructive and have no self-confidence.

gracee124: The therapist has not wanted my daughter to know of her diagnosis. Although she is 17, the therapist thinks she is too immature to understand the diagnosis.

Laura Paxton: Gracee124, it is not necessary to know what the diagnosis is in order to recover. There is so much stigma associated with Borderline Personality Disorder that sometimes it is better not to know.

Cheryle: I am suicidal, an alcoholic, and a pharmaceutical drug addict. Is this caused by the disease?

Laura Paxton: You would need to talk to your doctor about this, Cheryle. This could be serious and needs to be looked at. Impulsive, self-destructive behavior is often a part of BPD, but they do not always indicate BPD in themselves.

serenity33: I have already been through DBT, and I was wondering if your workbook would be an enhancement to the skills I have already learned.

Laura Paxton: Serenity33, I have been told that my book is a perfect complement to DBT training groups. My program focuses on helping you experiment and learn which coping skills work for you.

2thumbs: I want to stop burning myself, yet I'm afraid to let it go.

Laura Paxton: You can learn to use coping skills which will help you let go of the urge to hurt yourself.

David: Also 2thumbs, you might want to visit the HealthyPlace.com Self-Injury Community and click on the sites there and read the conference transcripts.

Thought I was kidding about visitor support for the hosted support groups here? :)

pia: Yes, two thumbs up for the hosts who do the support chat :). Extra plug for the hosts of support chats :) They have been a life saver, and I've learned more in these chats than I did in years of therapy. :)

David: I know it's getting late. Thank you, Laura, for being our guest tonight and for sharing this information with us. And to those in the audience, thank you for coming and participating. I hope you found it helpful. We have a very large and active community here at HealthyPlace.com. You will always find people interacting with various sites.

I invite you to stay and chat in any of the other rooms on the site. Also, if you found our site beneficial, I hope you'll pass our URL around to your friends, mail list buddies, and others. http://www.healthyplace.com

Thanks again, Laura.

Laura Paxton: Thank you very much. I have enjoyed being here tonight. Keep in mind that I offer on-line and phone counseling and consulting through my web-site. Thanks again!

David: Good night, everyone.

Disclaimer: We are not recommending or endorsing any of the suggestions of our guest. In fact, we strongly encourage you to talk over any therapies, remedies or suggestions with your doctor BEFORE you implement them or make any changes in your treatment.

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