Practicing Non-Judgment, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Contributing in the Real World

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Interesting article.
I have BPD myself and have had little help other than so called Dr's wanting to shove meds dwon my throat. I told them to stick it and they said no help then.
I'm still living with it and had some issues of late but determined to beat it someway.
Interesting article.
I have BPD myself and have had little help other than so called Dr's wanting to shove meds dwon my throat. I told them to stick it and they said no help then.
I'm still living with it and had some issues of late but determined to beat it someway.
hey debbie 🙂
i dont think you are too hard to yourself. you did great, much better than many other people would even consider to do 🙂 Focus on that, please. I think that "i dont have any cash" is the easiest way out of the situation without risking an "escalation". I'd have said the same because otherwise i would be afraid he'd freak out on me. Later on, i usually feel bad about not giving them money because i think "what's two dollars? you will spend it anyway on mcdonalds or a coffee to go.".
hey debbie 🙂
i dont think you are too hard to yourself. you did great, much better than many other people would even consider to do 🙂 Focus on that, please. I think that "i dont have any cash" is the easiest way out of the situation without risking an "escalation". I'd have said the same because otherwise i would be afraid he'd freak out on me. Later on, i usually feel bad about not giving them money because i think "what's two dollars? you will spend it anyway on mcdonalds or a coffee to go.".
Debbie,
I think you handled this perfectly. I have had friends who at some point in their life have been homeless, and they had to live with that stigma of being a drug addict or alcoholic or scam artist. Fact is not all of them are, but unfortunately there are many people who do take advantage of sweet, caring people. Anyone who is truly homeless should appreciate the handout that you offered. Thank you for caring enough to do that.
Debbie,
I think you handled this perfectly. I have had friends who at some point in their life have been homeless, and they had to live with that stigma of being a drug addict or alcoholic or scam artist. Fact is not all of them are, but unfortunately there are many people who do take advantage of sweet, caring people. Anyone who is truly homeless should appreciate the handout that you offered. Thank you for caring enough to do that.