Posted by raisinb on August 4, 2008, at 12:10:17
In reply to Re: Borderline Personality Disorder.., posted by Amanda29 on August 3, 2008, at 17:21:45
I am about to sound just like my therapist here (and I hate it when I say things that she'd say--that I hate!)
But I happen to believe this. Just because he thinks you fit the criteria for a certain diagnosis does NOT mean he doesn't like you or care about you. As clients, we tend to feel very judged when we get certain labels. But to therapists, I think it's much more of a helpful category that they can use as a basis for analysis. I don't know that it necessarily means anything about how he sees you as a person.
Think about it from your end. I have a close friend with post-partum depression (let's call her "jane"). I don't think of her as "the PPD person." I think of her as "jane," who has been there for me countless times. With differences (because it's a different relationship) I'm sure our therapists are at least as capable of seeing our complexities as people.
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