Hey @_PixieSolstice_ ,

Good on you taking the time to go through tonight's Topic Tuesday responses. I'm sorry to have missed you live, but at least you are here!

I can certainly relate to what you mean by "I believe it's BPD, get therapy". That's what I got from the hospital too at one stage. Then I asked, "What therapy? From where?" I never got an answer.

Unfortunately, because of how long it takes for BPD treatment to 'work', there are so few places in Australia that run these specific BPD therapies. This is the sad part because BPD is so treatable. It's one MH condition where medication is not key, but psychotherapy.

I, too, didn't realise I had trauma in my childhood which led to my BPD. I found it hard to accept because that was the only childhood I knew. That was my 'normal'. There was no significant abuse or anything, but rather, my parents didn't know how to develop a bond with me. They did the best they could. Yet this was where the trauma lay.

Having treatment in group therapy was so helpful. But as @Giselle_ asked about groups, it's actually really difficult to get into group therapies - purely because they are pretty much non-existent!

Through BPD Awareness Week, I hope the need and push more more available BPD treatment will be made available.

In the meantime, just keep going. The journey is worth every moment.