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I am a first-born female over age 60. I am middle class, and have a graduate degree in Business. I have over 28 continuous years in recovery from alcoholism. I have been in Borderline treatment for over 14 years. I still have not reached full-time Serenity, but I have continued to survive this disorder using distress tolerance skills, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, and emotion regulation. These are the 4 components of the DBT Skills as devised by Dr. Marsha Linehan. Email me with any questions at amy@alawebpages.com. Many thanks and blessings for sharing my interest and broadening your awareness of this disorder.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Christmas Cheer is Here


Hello Everyone, and interested Readers! That time of year is upon us. The hustle and bustle of getting ready from the holiday(s). And of course, it is a time for reflection, and possibly depression for a lot of us folks recovering from something. I have had a lot of responsibilities to people for whom I have been doing web-work and design. But, with my mountains of lists, and adhering to them, (part of my Obsessive-Compulsiveness, I'm sure) I have paced myself, and gotten an exorbitant amount of "things" done. Service to others like children, family and people who aid me in my recovery. 

I have kept from losing my cool on a few occasions by Practicing the Skills of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, as I have been taught. I try to not look ahead and anticipate the let-down after Christmas. (yes, I know - only a Borderline would spend time thinking about that). So much going on.

And I have counted my blessings. Over and over again. It has been a very tumultuous year. A roller-coaster ride for sure!!! Births, deaths, divorces, kudos, warm-fuzzies and spiritual rewards. Please, keep spreading the word about Borderline. Forward this site I write my blog for to anyone who can use it. I have read that there is feedback from therapists in Canada, UK, France, Australia, as well as the States here. They are thanked in the site.

I will try to write before Christmas. Hopefully, nothing brings me down until after the holiday has passed. I want it to be a good one.

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