Re: Was poking around the 'home site' of this board...

[Guest guest]

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> and found this...

> http://www.bpdcentral.com/books/supposed_chapters/ch1.htm

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This is a chapter from the book " Get Me Out of Here " (originally

titled " I'm Not Supposed to Be Here " , hence the " supposed " in the link)

by Reiland (a pseudonym). I thought it was an excellent book--

it's an autobiography of a woman who successfully underwent treatment

for her bpd.

kt

[Guest guest]

Well, I hope her treatment included having to serve some time in jail

for battering her helpless 3-year-old child! (I'm not feeling

particularly compassionate today, I guess.)

-Annie

> >

> > and found this...

> > http://www.bpdcentral.com/books/supposed_chapters/ch1.htm

> >

>

>

> This is a chapter from the book " Get Me Out of Here " (originally

> titled " I'm Not Supposed to Be Here " , hence the " supposed " in the link)

> by Reiland (a pseudonym). I thought it was an excellent book--

> it's an autobiography of a woman who successfully underwent treatment

> for her bpd.

>

> kt

>

[Guest guest]

I still liked this book. The chapter you guys are all so mad about

(and who can blame you, you OUGHT to be mad about it) is at the

BEGINNING of the book. You miss the opportunity to watch her

struggle through therapy and hospital visits after this if you stop

reading. The character undergoes change, and THAT is the part that

is supposed to be encouraging. I liked getting her perspective, it

is sad and helps me understand how agonizing her own pain is. That's

not an excuse for her actions, but it adds a level beyond " she's a

selfish bitch. "

Nobody ever said it was okay for her to hit her kid.

kt

> >

> > and found this...

> > http://www.bpdcentral.com/books/supposed_chapters/ch1.htm

> >

>

>

> This is a chapter from the book " Get Me Out of Here " (originally

> titled " I'm Not Supposed to Be Here " , hence the " supposed " in the

link)

> by Reiland (a pseudonym). I thought it was an excellent

book--

> it's an autobiography of a woman who successfully underwent

treatment

> for her bpd.

>

> kt

>

[Guest guest]

Although I'm glad that she went through therapy and can now control

her bpd behaviors better, what upsets me is that she did not

(apparently) get arrested and do jail time for battering her child.

I find it jarringly unjust that wife-beaters: adult males with a

personality disorder who batter their wives, routinely/automatically

get arrested and jailed, while an adult female with a personality

disorder who batters someone even more abjectly weak and defenseless

apparently will not be arrested and jailed.

The only time I hear about mentally ill/personality disordered women

being arrested and tried for assault and battery against their

children is when they succeed in actually killing their child, or

maiming their child to the point where ER personnel are called in, and

they report suspected abuse.

I consider her lack of arrest and conviction immensely unfair to the

battered child, is all.

So, I am disappointed if, once again, justice was not done.

-Annie

> > >

> > > and found this...

> > > http://www.bpdcentral.com/books/supposed_chapters/ch1.htm

> > >

> >

> >

> > This is a chapter from the book " Get Me Out of Here " (originally

> > titled " I'm Not Supposed to Be Here " , hence the " supposed " in the

> link)

> > by Reiland (a pseudonym). I thought it was an excellent

> book--

> > it's an autobiography of a woman who successfully underwent

> treatment

> > for her bpd.

> >

> > kt

> >

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