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this is the third time i've written this post, so i hope it actually makes it onto the board this time!

Turtle I'm really glad you wrote this.

Before I started working with current T in 2009 I was somewhat convinced I had BPD. I now realise I probably did but from the perspective that Otto Kernberg and Nancy McWilliams write about, rather than as laid out in the DSM V (which by the way pathologises grief if you're still upset two weeks after someone has died!!!!).

There are arguments that BPD resembles complex PTSD and given the high rates of trauma that seem to accompany borderline features, this seems more accurate.

It is a horrible, horrible way to exist. And it is existing, its not living. I am finally healing these terrible traumas inside myself so I would encourage anyone who is out there and struggling with borderline like states, if you are committed to healing, there is a way and it is possible with the right support. Don't give up because you cannot imagine how much better your life will be in the aftermath.

Hugs to all xxx GE
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