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Written by cateblack 28. Feb 2008 12:21 AM

Well i need to explain the trust... it is the Public Trustee of Qld ... the Adult Guardian appointed them as my financial managers ... I used to spend all my money and rarely paid my accounts... and was at risk of homelessness... they are generally good... i get worried about money all the time... and i am very capable of losing all my money and assets ... it is a voluntary appointment... my choice many years ago... to protect me from me...

I had a visit from the mental health nurse my psychiatrist referred me to... she is straight forward and said she is very familiar with working with people with borderline personality disorder... she gave me some information about brain scans that map that children exposed to trauma have their hippocampus affected which affects their emotional control... she said my weight was causing my depression I said my depression caused my weight... i am not in control... i go from one crisis to another... she said i am borderline what do i expect?... my judgement is reserved at this time... she gave me homework on values... I will do it on the weekend... i am not sure what my values are about some things... i now what i should think are my values but are they actually my values or what i think i should think... i told her about Cathy my rampant child inside... who is controlling my actions... she is the one driving me to move... she wants and it doesn't matter what I think or want... she gets her way and makes my life difficult...

She said she is going to talk to all my support networks because she said i will tell A what i think B said.. and tell B what C said is the way... etc etc... again borderline action... i am terrified of her... she sounds like she will not take crap from me... and i am worried ... she said the amount i go out and about ... i am really motivated... i told her i was driven to do what i do .. i have to do it... i force myself to go to work to do volunteer work to go to courses go to friends... she said see you have friends... but i go to them ... laurel comes sometimes Cat R and Cat J sometimes come too... she said I am lonely... and sometimes i am lonely ... in a room full of people i am lonely... sometimes i prefer my own company... and my cat... i miss my dog... and i miss my Mum... things are happening and i am not sure I have any control over it... somehow i have set something in motion and now I not sure I can cope with it...

enough

rgds
cate

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Comments from the community:

I can totally relate - the first time I went into treatment for BPD I was so effing scared of the therapist cause he wouldn't take any crap from me. Also know what you mean about the values thing, about not being sure whether it is something you value or something you want to/think you should value - I went through that dilemma today in DBT. Very confusing.

I hope the nurse works out for you and you get a hold over Cathy

Written by babz, 28. Feb 2008 10:34 PM

Cate

Hope the PT and AG are taking good care of you. Don't let the screw you out of your money/assets. They are yours and your need them/deserve them.

Be honest to the nurse and do your homework. Now you have me scared as a psychiatrist I saw for my court case has told me I have BDP so I don't know if this is true or not. Seeing my psychiatrist next week so will discuss that with him.

Go Cate!!!

Studying1

Written by studying1, 29. Feb 2008 10:05 PM