Posted by Larry Hoover on November 22, 2003, at 8:24:12
In reply to BPD, posted by NikkiT2 on November 22, 2003, at 8:06:54
> Can we not turn this into a post about BPD. I work darn hard to try and remove the stigma associated with BPD. Its a nasty label to be given, as it comes with such connotations, and people have pre-conceived ideas about how you are going to behave because of it.
I'm sorry, Nikki. I understand the stereotype is burdensome, and often unwarranted. But we use labels as a kind of short-hand. It saves a lot of words. I wasn't the one who first linked Kristen and BPD, but it is not inconsistent to link them. Another poster has asked for compassion *because* of the link with parasuicidal behaviour. It's a sharp sword, and it cuts both ways.
> I'm BPD, and have never acted in these ways. Yes, people do, but its not only people with BPD. And Kristen never claimed to have BPD (though the signs are there, it could be any number of other things).
Just trying to save words, honestly. And I'm sorry, honestly.
> So please leave BPD out of this. How are proffesionals meant to take us seriously if they read peoples peers talking like this.
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> NikkiYou lost me.
Lar
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