QUESTION:
Dear Dr. Heller,
Today, for the first time I have come across a site on the internet where a positive reassuring Dr. Heller provides hope to me (father of 22 year son suspected to be suffering from BPD). My question is: If the patient is not willing to take counseling or see a doctor, how then can he be treated?
With best wishes,
Anxious Father
ANSWER:
He can't be treated unless he's willing to be helped. The most important
things to remember is that the BPD is not his fault - it happened to him. The
"trapped, cornered, wounded animal" part of the brain is malfunctioning. With
rare exception borderlines know they are suffering, and are relieved to find some help.
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should be of assistance to you.