I think you're referring to "I Hate You, Don't Leave Me". Good book, if a bit dated.
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Yet now that I have sought therapy again, NO one has been willing to even acknowledge the fact that I have even spoken the words "borderline personality disorder". They just act like they didn't hear it and go on with their ramblings.
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Most docs and therapists are hesitant to give someone the label of BPD because it is often a stigmata in the mental health field. I'm diagnosed with BPD as my Axis II. I have been turned down by both pdocs and especially therapists because of it. It's not a diagnosis I would rush into. Have you tried
insisting that your T discuss it with you?.
BPD patients are considered to be hard to work with...... argumentative and resistant to treatment. Personally, I have seen these traits in ppl with all diagnoses, not just BPD. And, I've seen BPD patients, like myself, who really want to get better and are willing to work for it.
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I feel if I could find someone to work on this specific issue with me, I could actually get somewhere with my life
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Could be. BPD encompasses so much of one'e personality that it takes a really good therapist to deal with it.
Borderlines have a high incidence of substance abuse too.
I am familiar with it (for obvious reasons). I can give you
limited advice and lots of support. Others will be by in a bit to reply to you
Welcome to SR, brooke.