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Question for Those Familiar with Borderline (BPD) and False Accusations...
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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 522838" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I'm no expert in this, however, my first instinct in reading your post is to change doctors. I've had so much therapy in my life and one thing I am certain of and that is, there are good therapists, and there are bad therapists, and unfortunately the bad ones can do damage. My sister, who has many diagnosis, one of which is Bipolar, saw a therapist who was a believer in the childhood abuse causing mental illness and my sister went through a long period of time blaming each and every one of us in the family for some pretty hideous stuff. I had trouble believing it in the beginning but when it was my turn to be blamed, then I knew it was all a false accusation. Years later, she was diagnosed with some kind of amnesia, I'd never heard of it and she has no memory of childhood stuff at all now and has recanted her accusations.</p><p></p><p>I've also heard from others that false accusations are sometimes part of bipolar, I don't know about Borderline (BPD). Of course, there could be abuse somewhere you aren't aware of, but I believe that has to <em><strong>come out on it's own, not at the prompting of a therapist.</strong></em> Remember years ago, there was all that media attention about therapists "planting" sexual abuse ideas into their patients heads? Yikes. That is so dangerous. I am appalled at that kind of a thing because you are so vulnerable with a therapist at certain times.</p><p></p><p>If I were you, I would really trust my instincts around this therapist. I am personally anxious around anyone who has such black and white kind of thinking. There is such a huge grey area in mental issues. If you read about any mental illness, there are so many theories, they just don't know everything and it all keeps evolving. Be careful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 522838, member: 13542"] I'm no expert in this, however, my first instinct in reading your post is to change doctors. I've had so much therapy in my life and one thing I am certain of and that is, there are good therapists, and there are bad therapists, and unfortunately the bad ones can do damage. My sister, who has many diagnosis, one of which is Bipolar, saw a therapist who was a believer in the childhood abuse causing mental illness and my sister went through a long period of time blaming each and every one of us in the family for some pretty hideous stuff. I had trouble believing it in the beginning but when it was my turn to be blamed, then I knew it was all a false accusation. Years later, she was diagnosed with some kind of amnesia, I'd never heard of it and she has no memory of childhood stuff at all now and has recanted her accusations. I've also heard from others that false accusations are sometimes part of bipolar, I don't know about Borderline (BPD). Of course, there could be abuse somewhere you aren't aware of, but I believe that has to [I][B]come out on it's own, not at the prompting of a therapist.[/B][/I] Remember years ago, there was all that media attention about therapists "planting" sexual abuse ideas into their patients heads? Yikes. That is so dangerous. I am appalled at that kind of a thing because you are so vulnerable with a therapist at certain times. If I were you, I would really trust my instincts around this therapist. I am personally anxious around anyone who has such black and white kind of thinking. There is such a huge grey area in mental issues. If you read about any mental illness, there are so many theories, they just don't know everything and it all keeps evolving. Be careful. [/QUOTE]
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