Remember Borderline Personality Is This
Published: Thu, 08/27/09
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope you're doing well.
You know, there are many people
who have written about how life
is a journey.
But I wanted to share with you
something that Michele, who works
for me and has borderline personality
disorder, wrote about borderline
being a journey.
She writes:
"The road to recovery is more of a
journey than an actual destination.
You will never fully "arrive," for
there is no cure. But you do have a
choice in how you make your journey."
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Aren't those words of wisdom?
It's certainly a positive way of
looking at the disorder.
Michele is a very good worker for
me, and I enjoy working with her,
because she has such a positive attitude,
which you can see by what she wrote.
She's a good example of someone who
controls her borderline personality disorder
instead of the disorder controlling her.
In my main course and resource, I talk
about how you have to make choices,
and that those choices have to be
good ones.
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It's like what Michele said:
You have a CHOICE in how you
make your journey.
Many people, when they're diagnosed
with borderline personality disorder,
think of it like a death sentence.
They let that color their whole approach
to the disorder and, even, their lives.
But I say that part of recovery is in
your attitude.
The success stories that I have from people
are from positive people.
Their attitude helps them to manage their
disorder.
See, some people don't think they have a
choice in things.
Like borderline personality disorder.
When they're first diagnosed, they think
that just because an episode influences
your thoughts and causes you to make bad
choices, that it will be that way all the time,
and you can never trust your own choices
at all.
But that's not true.
Borderline personality disorder can be
managed.
And there are more normal times than
there are times when things are out of
control.
Of course, during an episode, no
major decisions should be made, but
I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about the fact that YOU
can have some control over borderline
personality disorder .
YOU have control over your attitude.
YOU have control over your decisions.
Like Michele said, YOU have a
CHOICE.
She has the attitude that you need to
reach recovery.
By looking at it as a journey, you
realize that it will take time.
You won't be as disappointed with
setbacks.
Because in the journey of life there
are setbacks, too.
But they don't stop you from continuing
on your journey.
You learn from your mistakes, and
hopefully won't repeat them.
It can be the same with dealing with
borderline personality disorder, whether
you have the disorder or are supporting
someone who does.
It's up to YOU how you make this
journey.
The important thing to remember is
that you DO have a choice.
You CAN choose to have control over
the disorder instead of letting the
disorder control you and your life.
But if you have borderline personality
disorder, you also have to be WILLING.
You have to be willing first of all to
accept the diagnosis.
Then you have to be willing to change.
You have to be willing to do the things
you need to do in order to recover.
Like taking medication and going to
therapy.
Did you know that some therapists aren't
willing to work with patients who
have borderline personality disorder?
That's because the patient isn't willing
to do the work.
But as long as you are willing, you stand
a good chance at recovery.
What do you think about what
Michele said?
Do you agree or disagree?
Your Friend,
Dave
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