Posted by Pfinstegg on September 1, 2004, at 18:51:07
In reply to Re: Hugging and different schools of thought., posted by alexandra_k on September 1, 2004, at 17:17:05
I'm in analysis, too, and thought I'd just add my two cents' worth of views!. Analysis is the most thorough, excellent treatment that a person with BPD could undertake. The idea that people with that particular diagnosis would get worse in analysis was very widely believed years ago, but analysis has changed tremendously, and in many ways is now designed to really repair the basic defect in BPD, which I believe has to do with difficulties with emotional regulation and interpersonal attachment. The analysts are very interactive now; it's entirely possible to do only part, or even none of it, on the couch. If eye contact is an important issue which you would like to deal with, you might want to use a part of your sessions sitting up and exploring your fears around it in depth. It is true that analysts rarely, or never, bring up topics themselves; however, they are very responsive to what you say. You really have someone right there listening, understanding and responding to you in a way that you have never had before.
If you decided to do it, you could go to a Training Institute, where the cost would be flexible enough for even a student. Like Lucy, I am very glad that I went into analysis- it's helping a lot. ( I have complex PTSD because of abuse).
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