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CBT + Zen = DBT (a quick guide)
Some time ago on when I was on the Welcome to Oz (WTO) Internet group, I started posting about the benefits of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) for treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I have since left that group and started my own (the ATSTP Google Group). However, at WTO the discussion turned to DBT and its effectiveness (or lack thereof). There is one member of WTO who came down against all behavioral therapies. He posted the following message as a follow up to a message about DBT: DBT is a behavioral therapy. The idea is to learn a new behavior by repeated conditioning. “Fake it until you make it”…
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More Fun with ATSTP Stats
Yesterday, I posted a message about my last 30 days search engine terms. Today, I am posting about page views. In the last 30 days I have had about 1,200 individual page views (not including the front page which gets the most views, it had about 3,000 views this month). I have categorized the page views in the graph to the right. One interesting thing to note is that while 60% of the search terms involve celebrities with PDs (BPD, APD, NPD, others), only 43% of my page views are related to celebs. Only 2% of the search terms are related to BPD = evil (or demonic), 11% of my…
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Anger, Borderline Personality Disorder, Celebrities, Impulsiveness, Self-Injury, Shame, Substance Abuse, Suicide
Why Pete Doherty has jumped to the front of the line for BPD celebs
OK, well, the other day I posted on how Pete Doherty has jumped to the top of my Celebrities with Borderline Personality Disorder (possibly, but not for sure) list. Why? Well, he just released a series of paintings done in his own blood. Let’s examine the other “evidence” of possible BPD…. (For those of you who don’t know who Pete Doherty is: he’s the lead singer of two British bands: Babyshambles and the Libertines. He dated Kate Moss and he is a regular in the tabloids in London for his erratic and criminal behavior.) Self-Harm Painting in one’s own blood seems to indicate self-harm. Here’s another article about Doherty’s self-harm.…
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Amy Winehouse gets off easy – but maybe not with her dad
Two Amy Winehouse stories came to light over the past two days. Remember, readers, Amy Winehouse is top on my list of of “Celebrities with Borderline Personality Disorder (possibly, not for sure)” – although it is likely that I will have to re-examine the list in light of Pete Doherty’s weirdness. Here are the Amy Wino stories: Her father wants her committed. Quotes from this article: [her father]: “I’ve told them (medical authorities) she is a danger to herself. There is evidence of self-harming and she’s a danger to other people because she’s attacked someone. “Obviously as her dad I will try and do what’s best for her. Unfortunately, what…
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Amy Winehouse arrested for assault
She just can’t stay our of trouble – huh? Maybe she needs a little therapy? DBT perhaps? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080425/ap_on_en_mu/people_winehouse No related posts.
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Has Pete Doherty become the most likely BPD celebrity?
Pete Doherty has started selling paintings done in his own blood. I guess he has jumped to the top of the possible celebrities with BPD list (well, except Amy Winehouse of course). http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-22525591-details/Doherty’s+blood+paintings/article.do No related posts.