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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 554678" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Kathy,</p><p>I am glad to hear she is back. This is typical Borderline (BPD) behavior. They have hese episodes and then they are done-at the longest a couple days. It is bad when they have them, recover and then have them a few days later yet again. The scare for us is always, "Will she do something to jeopordize her life?" I cannot take these episodes lightly because she has made suicide attempts and jeopordized her safety many times. I know how scared you were.</p><p>I learned quite a bit when I took the parent DBT course. Emotional regulation is the toughest one for my difficult child to manage. She is also resistant to my coaching which makes it harder. My husband has a hard time with the whole MH issue as well. He knows she isnt right, but keeps the hope alive she will get better.</p><p>I like your therapist's approach. Honestly it is so hard to know what the right tactic is. I also know that very few places truelly have success with Borderline (BPD) beyond teaching DBT faster and keeping them safe for awhile. Many standard programs actually employ methods that make things worse. I hope she chooses the healing path. My heart aches for her because this is such a painful illness from everything I have read. Their emotions are so intense and the self loathing and emptiness so bad, they fight every day to go on. ((Hugs)) to you both and your in my thoughts and prayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 554678, member: 11001"] Kathy, I am glad to hear she is back. This is typical Borderline (BPD) behavior. They have hese episodes and then they are done-at the longest a couple days. It is bad when they have them, recover and then have them a few days later yet again. The scare for us is always, "Will she do something to jeopordize her life?" I cannot take these episodes lightly because she has made suicide attempts and jeopordized her safety many times. I know how scared you were. I learned quite a bit when I took the parent DBT course. Emotional regulation is the toughest one for my difficult child to manage. She is also resistant to my coaching which makes it harder. My husband has a hard time with the whole MH issue as well. He knows she isnt right, but keeps the hope alive she will get better. I like your therapist's approach. Honestly it is so hard to know what the right tactic is. I also know that very few places truelly have success with Borderline (BPD) beyond teaching DBT faster and keeping them safe for awhile. Many standard programs actually employ methods that make things worse. I hope she chooses the healing path. My heart aches for her because this is such a painful illness from everything I have read. Their emotions are so intense and the self loathing and emptiness so bad, they fight every day to go on. ((Hugs)) to you both and your in my thoughts and prayers. [/QUOTE]
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