joeylittle
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I just wanted to echo this. I always forget that splitting is the main manifestation of the push-pull that happens in interpersonal stuff with BPD, and it's also something that is very straightforward to identify and take control over. Thanks for bringing it to the conversation.you can move from having a BPD DX just by working at hour you think with a very very very good therapist (thats key), someone who understand the concept of splitting we engage in, and how to deal with it, and someone who is excellent in cognative therapy,
Both DBT and CBT are forms of cognitive therapy. So is ACT. They are all designed as systems to address feelings through thoughts, and they provide methods and have measurable outcomes. This is as opposed to psychotherapy, which is much more free-form and much less directed. You are very right to point out that DBT was developed specifically for BPD by a person with BPD - but, because of that, sometimes it can be hard to find it practiced in a more flexible manner than the 'traditional' DBT model. So, for people in that situation, any available kind of cognitive therapy (CBT, modified DBT, ACT) is still going to be better than psychotherapy.CBT is good, DBT is better which is part of and inside of CBT so I suppose have a therapist specializing in CBT is good.
Can you say more about what's bothering you - what thoughts you are having?I started this discussion and now it's really bothering me to the point of tears!
Asking for clarification - do you mean self injury or suicidal ideation?Suggestions for stopping S/I thoughts appreciated.