Comments on: BPD and my thoughts http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/ it's all about soul <a href="http://www.podshow.com/"> Podshow PDN </a> {podshow-9cd789429a2a18335183b98506c34570} Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gern http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-23716 Gern Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:25:25 +0000 http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/#comment-23716 Big difference between Bipolar and Borderline. Organic vs. Non-organic. Too often people whether they realize it or not use a labeled illness as a rationalization to do or avoid something. I think many of these Axis II labels have this detrimental effect. In my experience with borderlines, I've noticed the predominate theme time and again is the person's complete inward focus. Accurate and inaccurate internal assessments become magnified and the person becomes consumed with their perceptions of themselves and how they can and cannot relate to the world. My advice? Visit a burn ward. Visit a nursing home. Spend time at a VA hospital. Go to an animal shelter and show compassion to some unwanted animals. Do something that will improve the lives of others whereby you will begin to feel better about yourself. Big difference between Bipolar and Borderline. Organic vs. Non-organic. Too often people whether they realize it or not use a labeled illness as a rationalization to do or avoid something. I think many of these Axis II labels have this detrimental effect. In my experience with borderlines, I’ve noticed the predominate theme time and again is the person’s complete inward focus. Accurate and inaccurate internal assessments become magnified and the person becomes consumed with their perceptions of themselves and how they can and cannot relate to the world. My advice? Visit a burn ward. Visit a nursing home. Spend time at a VA hospital. Go to an animal shelter and show compassion to some unwanted animals. Do something that will improve the lives of others whereby you will begin to feel better about yourself.

]]> By: therapydoc http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-21923 therapydoc Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:12:19 +0000 http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/#comment-21923 Hold your horses! It's not ALWAYS painful! A therapydoc feels your pain. Doesn't matter if it's a toothache. That's the job, we're supposed to be empathic (altho they say men only understand feelings, women really feel them, GENERALLY). So don't worry about it. We get paid, uh, sometimes, and frankly, you and most people are generally delightful. It's a good job, and like all jobs, needs balance, humor, and patience. Your job as a patient is to let it out, good, bad, ugly. Get it off your chest, leave it in someone else's office, and be a nice person to everyone else around you whenever possible. I'm sure you are. Hold your horses!

It’s not ALWAYS painful! A therapydoc feels your pain. Doesn’t matter if it’s a toothache. That’s the job, we’re supposed to be empathic (altho they say men only understand feelings, women really feel them, GENERALLY).

So don’t worry about it. We get paid, uh, sometimes, and frankly, you and most people are generally delightful. It’s a good job, and like all jobs, needs balance, humor, and patience.

Your job as a patient is to let it out, good, bad, ugly. Get it off your chest, leave it in someone else’s office, and be a nice person to everyone else around you whenever possible. I’m sure you are.

]]> By: Becca http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-21843 Becca Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:41:34 +0000 http://www.bulletproofsoul.info/2007/11/02/bpd-and-my-thoughts/#comment-21843 Well, it seems pretty clear that as long as you choose to believe you have NO control over your behavior you're going to have very little success in changing it. That tends to be a very nice lead-in to guilt, which is simply an emotion that lets us prepare ourselves to do the same thing again. Good luck with your work on this. Seriously, I know it's tough, and I also know you can successfully challenge some of these beliefs you choose. Well, it seems pretty clear that as long as you choose to believe you have NO control over your behavior you’re going to have very little success in changing it. That tends to be a very nice lead-in to guilt, which is simply an emotion that lets us prepare ourselves to do the same thing again. Good luck with your work on this. Seriously, I know it’s tough, and I also know you can successfully challenge some of these beliefs you choose.

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