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Why was your Dad reported to the police?

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I am glad you found us again. Please stay.

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@Nevermind You may already know this, but it might help others here tremendously.

Treating someone with borderline personality disorder can be one of the toughest challenges a social worker encounters. Life for such a client is like trying to drive a car that is constantly careening out of control. Emotional vulnerability, fear of abandonment, and a seemingly invalid environment push the car from one side of the road to the other. The tiniest stressors can force the car into a ditch.

Problems often ensue when a therapist tries to get the car on a straight and steady path. A client’s seemingly constant crises, demands, and mood fluctuations can frustrate and wear out the therapist. This frustration can convince the client that the therapist doesn’t care, a belief that leads the client to let problem behaviors escalate or leave therapy. In the end, both the client and the therapist are left to wonder whether there really is anything that can be done to help the client.

But exasperation is waning as more social workers learn of a different approach to treating borderline personality disorder. The approach, called dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), provides a clear framework for treating borderline personality disorder that takes into account clients’ need for validation and self-coping skills and therapists’ need for boundaries in relationships with clients. Research and anecdotal reports show that DBT can be effective for many clients, although some observers are not yet convinced it is the best approach.

“(DBT) is not magic, it’s not a cure all,” says Cathy Nelson, MSW, LISW, owner of Compassionate Counseling & Skills Training in Ames, IA. “But I like it because it gives you a road map. I like having a treatment that I can use for something that is often considered untreatable.”

DBT: A Snapshot
Marsha Linehan, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the University of Washington, began developing DBT more than 20 years ago in an attempt to better treat suicidal patients. Today, the therapy is best known for its use among people with borderline personality disorder. It has also been used to treat several other disorders, including eating disorders, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. DBT can be administered in various inpatient and outpatient settings.

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How did you find us?
I think it was slightly fate because we can and will help you if you allow us to. All it takes is communication. Will you be willing to do that?

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As I continue to improve myself I am losing interest in people caught up in the matrix.Same old way of thinking.

Later dude. Be kind. As much as your cyborg identity can master.

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It was worth a shot.

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So I go into a walk in clinic around 2 weeks ago, they say I have the flu, prescribe me tamiflu, so I take it, the next day I'm in the hospital for two weeks for allergic to tami flue, plus the flu

I'm praying for healing of your body Dani.

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@Rockster160 -- Need a favor. Can you see if you can find the email to this poster from the archives.

auomyk wrote:
i just came across my abuser in a corridor am freaking out can't stop breathing over fast and shaking and feel like crying and 10 years old again can somebody just chat i have no one to ring and want to calm down please help me

I want to try and reach out to see how they are doing now. My past training is in helping the sexually abused and ****rape crisis.
Padre was the one that replied to her shortly after the site was closing. Thanks.

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After my flu I was hoping to be helping others more, but it looks like I'm the one in need of help yet again.

You would think depression is easy to diagnose but it is not. That should come from a qualified medical professional after exhausting all other possibilities.

My personal opinion is you are spreading yourself too thin with keeping 3 employers happy.

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My landlord is a cripple and he is asking favors.I honestly dont want to be his care giver.

I wholeheartedly agree with @PepperJ.
I still would suggest though that this particular incident not dampen your resolve to help others, be they disabled or not. One bad apple should have little effect on the ones still in the orchard.

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