T and a BP person

Q: posted on the online support group (I emphasized the part that especially struck me and seemed germane to my life)

I am trying to hope for the best but really am
expecting the worse, what are your thoughts on
therapy?


D M,

My thought is that therapy works only if the person
seeking therapy wants to get better.

Therapy for BPs amounts to asking a small child to eat
a bowlful of spinach...while there is candy within his
reach...quite a challenge.

To BPs....therapy can be real effort or going through
the motions. I think its up to you to not wait another
20 years to figure out which occurs. If there is real
effort, you will see evidence of growth...you will see
NEW things...the scent of new flowers will fill the
air.

But, if its "going through the motions," you'll see
the same donkey droppings you've seen for the last 20
years packaged up in a nice new box with a fancy bow
on it...

Rely on your senses...sniff around...your nose will
know.