Post by adrianf on Jan 4, 2017 21:24:27 GMT
Hi,
My name is Adrian and I have BPD as well as a lot of comorbidities. I spend a lot of time researching BPD, so far in terms of actual helpful answers with resources I've found shitborderlinesdo is by far the best.
I have a genuine interest in mental health, not just for myself but I have enjoyed working in admin roles in both both mental health and AOD settings. So I have spent a lot of my life focussed on mental health and I guess it's a bit of a passion.
I don't subscribe to any one treatment method or belief, I think each individual needs treatment to be catered to their needs. I found CBT to be very helpful but by no means the be all and end all, MBT seems to also be helpful but again not a solution, TFT well it certainly sounds interesting but also a bit of stretch. DBT I have yet to have had the pleasure of trying, it's very hard to access in Australia and we are very backward here with Personality disorders, well with anything other than depression or anxiety, the only two socially acceptable mental health conditions.
I would say I struggle with a lot of the usual BPD symptoms and the co-morbidities creates further issues, so I can relate to a lot of people's symptoms. I do feel that I can empathise rather well, I have some incredible insight into my conditions, i can be very caring and kind to almost everyone but myself. I do find it repulses me to be kind to myself, or to feel any kind of self compassion. Yet I would say I'm good to chat to if you need someone to just vent with or reflect with.
I would also love to have a couple of buddies with BPD to talk to, i don't have that and i guess i feel pretty isolated and alone and to date most of the forums i've found to be counter-productive so i've avoided them. I really feel that this is the place for me, it's compassionate and yet honest, doesn't hide the crap and from what I can tell it's at the more realistic level of offering rational advice but handling some of the more pointy ends of BPD without false hope or patronisation. This is all very much aligned to how I wan't to look at BPD and talk about mental illness in general.
My name is Adrian and I have BPD as well as a lot of comorbidities. I spend a lot of time researching BPD, so far in terms of actual helpful answers with resources I've found shitborderlinesdo is by far the best.
I have a genuine interest in mental health, not just for myself but I have enjoyed working in admin roles in both both mental health and AOD settings. So I have spent a lot of my life focussed on mental health and I guess it's a bit of a passion.
I don't subscribe to any one treatment method or belief, I think each individual needs treatment to be catered to their needs. I found CBT to be very helpful but by no means the be all and end all, MBT seems to also be helpful but again not a solution, TFT well it certainly sounds interesting but also a bit of stretch. DBT I have yet to have had the pleasure of trying, it's very hard to access in Australia and we are very backward here with Personality disorders, well with anything other than depression or anxiety, the only two socially acceptable mental health conditions.
I would say I struggle with a lot of the usual BPD symptoms and the co-morbidities creates further issues, so I can relate to a lot of people's symptoms. I do feel that I can empathise rather well, I have some incredible insight into my conditions, i can be very caring and kind to almost everyone but myself. I do find it repulses me to be kind to myself, or to feel any kind of self compassion. Yet I would say I'm good to chat to if you need someone to just vent with or reflect with.
I would also love to have a couple of buddies with BPD to talk to, i don't have that and i guess i feel pretty isolated and alone and to date most of the forums i've found to be counter-productive so i've avoided them. I really feel that this is the place for me, it's compassionate and yet honest, doesn't hide the crap and from what I can tell it's at the more realistic level of offering rational advice but handling some of the more pointy ends of BPD without false hope or patronisation. This is all very much aligned to how I wan't to look at BPD and talk about mental illness in general.