Thank you soooooo much @BlueBay !

It means a lot to me that you are willing to share part of your story.

I feel BPD is such an 'unknown' condition, and people are afraid of dealing with pwBPD because it may make them look like a 'failure'. It takes time to see the effects of BPD treatments hence specialists don't often get the 'thrill' of seeing their patients recover. It may take years!

It's good to hear that you have been through DBT. Do you think you were too unwell to have the full advantage of the treatment?

You also mentioned that you have been to Spectrum in the past. Which type of therapy did you go through there? (if you don't mind me asking).

I am looking for BPD groups and supports. I have been looking at DBT group treatments, but they are so hard to find! @sarvan mentioned he was completing DBT online, but didn't find it helpful. I was looking at doing it online too, because there are no treatment centres near me.

I've never come across Rachel Reiland's book. I will look into it. I have read:

"Stop walking on Eggshells" by Paul Mason & Randi Kreger

"The Buddha and the Borderline" by Kiera Van Gelder

"I hate you - don't leave me" by Jerold Kreisman and Hal Straus

Another interesting read which I learnt a lot from was:

"The Happiness Trap" by Russ Harris (not about BPD specifically)

However, when reading all the books about BPD, I found they were more about the challenges and difficulties faced by pwBPD. As much as I acknowledge and validate these feelings and challenges, I am yet to come across resources which celebrate BPD and how one can benefit from it. I myself have benefitted very much from having BPD.

Please share as much as you feel able @BlueBay . We are here together on this.

BPD Survivor

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