Category: self-advocacy

The Borderline Blame Storm

Posted on May 8, 2016 by

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I was asked recently to write more about being in relationship with someone who expresses as having a personality disorder. Firstly, I want to be careful because I don’t want to vilify people who carry this diagnosis.  There is a lot of inflammatory rhetoric… Continue Reading “The Borderline Blame Storm”

Category: abuse in families, blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, cluster c personality disorders, emotional abuse, Healing, mental health, personal development, Personality Disorders, Rage, relationships, self-advocacyTags: , , , , , , , , ,

Opening The Vaults

Posted on December 24, 2015 by

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I am still in therapy.  It’s no longer something I remotely enjoy not that I ever enjoyed sitting in the Hot Seat before.  Now, however, it’s work, and I can feel it.  I can feel myself becoming defensive when my therapist asks a question… Continue Reading “Opening The Vaults”

Category: abuse in families, encouragement, Mothers, Moving Forward, personal development, Recovery, self-advocacy, therapy, TruthTags: , , , , , , , ,

Intermission: More Assertiveness Training

Posted on April 24, 2015 by

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Stop the presses! Read all about it! I was assertive and didn’t like it! With whom was I assertive? A rabbi.  I was assertive with a rabbi!!! I feel stressed thinking about it, but I did it anyway.  A rabbi is no grumpy barista.… Continue Reading “Intermission: More Assertiveness Training”

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