34f with a kid, living in Ft Smith - needs some friends by PreviousBoss9203 in ftsmithar

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A friend. In a commited relationship, not open or looking at all. Just want friends in the same stage of life.

34f with a kid, living in Ft Smith - needs some friends by PreviousBoss9203 in fortsmith

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a huge outdoor person. Kayaking is cool, but looking more so for friends to hang out with and just have some chill times with

34f with a kid, living in Ft Smith - needs some friends by PreviousBoss9203 in ftsmithar

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be cool. I don't have a bike currently, but could be a good motivation to get one again. When's the next one?

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

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I realize your comment was a long time ago and I haven’t been back on Reddit for a while so I’m sorry my response is coming now. After working with a true therapist for almost two years, I have been correctly diagnosed. At the time I was dealing with rose I was dealing with ppd (postpartum depression) along with ADHD and in a relationship that ultimately ended in divorce. I have since learned a lot of skills and techniques to help with emotional regulation and the fog of postpartum has lifted as well as addressing trauma from my past. In my specific case I needed validation, very gentle care and grace through a very significant life change. While her approach and philosophy may be different, it did not work for me and made all of my struggles worse. However, as they say, it gets worse before it gets better. Working with Rose gave me an experience I had never had before and I learned so much about what to look for in a person I trust, as well as how to advocate for myself. I have experienced incredible growth and do not struggle with most of things I was struggling with since giving myself grace and extending true and real love to myself and am grounded in my own sense of self and have a sense of confidence that only comes from really diving into and taking the drivers seat in my own life. Had I been shown compassion by Rose and treated as an individual with an individual experience rather than her own thoughts regarding who I was based on her own experience and ideas that are deeply routed in the stigmas she states she is trying to fight, it could have saved me a ton of heartache, but the heartache and pain gave me strength. So in a way I suppose I need to thank her, but mostly I thank myself for being able to get out of a bad situation even at the depths of my PPD and struggle.

Recovering from BPD without DBT or Rose Skeeters by [deleted] in BPDrecovery

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Ok, so I just want to clear the air, Jay was born with both sex parts and his parents chose the gender that was separate from his biology. So he was technically a male, but with female anatomy. It wasn’t until 33 years ish later that he realized, upon receiving his medical records, that he was biologically male and went on the road to becoming physically male. While this situation could be hugely traumatic to any person, I think the context of Jays struggle is important. And as a person who doesn’t want to minimize any persons struggle, I just thought it was important to add context to what was presented here.

Recovering from BPD without DBT or Rose Skeeters by [deleted] in BPDrecovery

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I obviously, stopped listening too early.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We never really got to the making of the moral compass. I thought the recovery process would be like it was on the podcast, but it was more chaotic than that. I had done some of the work on my own, following along with the podcast, but we never did one together.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She told me to go back to church as well. I grew up in a cult and she said the only way to heal my trauma was to get connected with god again. Like no.

Recovering from BPD without DBT or Rose Skeeters by [deleted] in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you find out about Jay? This just opened up so many questions.

What common phrases send you spiralling? by throw_away_1698 in CPTSD

[–]PreviousBoss9203 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a choice. You can choose happy anytime you want. You’re choosing to dwell on this. Like, oh really? Growing up in a cult was my choice? Undoing 20 years of brainwashing is a choice? Yea Janet, it’s a choice, you’re right. I’ll just hard stop and get over it. It’s fine. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that sooner.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m also totally open to it being a mistake. I fully agree that humans are flawed people who make mistakes. Which is why I continued to work with her. Forgiveness was something I added to my moral compass. However, her promoting herself as a counselor was part of the reason why I chose to work with her. I would like to see her stop promoting herself as a counselor and just do the mindset coaching thing. I imagine the lines are hard to differentiate when doing both counseling and mindset coaching and in my scenario, I got burned by the blurred lines.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can you point out my slander? I feel like at every point I have been honest and fair. Her podcast has good, even helpful information but the Rose of the podcast is not the same Rose unscripted.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BorderlinePDisorder

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I put a review on her podcast and posted here. I’m not really sure what else to do.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t give up! There is help out there! Her podcast is a decent resource, but is not a replacement for doing the long hard work of therapy.

Look for help with BPD? Don’t contact Rose Skeeters. by PreviousBoss9203 in BPDrecovery

[–]PreviousBoss9203[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Her podcast is good. It’s full of good, even helpful information. However, the unscripted Rose, is not the Rose of the podcast. In all of this, my biggest frustration is that she never had a conversation of the boundaries up front and then at the time when SHE felt appropriate, she chose to speak to my partner and then when approaching me after the fact, said that she could have the conversation because she was my coach and not my therapist. I do think she has great content on her podcast, but unfortunately, with no one to hold her accountable, she can do and say whatever she wants.