Lived Experience Forum

[JoeTheLion]

Hi @Calmblueocean

Welcome to the Forums and thanks for sharing your thoughts and your wisdom.

I hope that you will find the forums to be a supportive place for exploring your ideas and any issues around Mental Health. Just a tip, if you are replying to someone or wanting to notify or touch base with someone, place an @ before their username, as in @Calmblueocean

All the best

Joe The Lion

[SeeMe27]

Hi Blue_Skies

I know of blacktown hospital which has the melaluca facility that is for 3-6 month stays. There must be other options like this too I recon. But i haven't done much research because i try to avoid inpatient programs if possible. I find it makes it difficult to integrate back into normalacy afterwards and i end up struggling just the same either way. But try contacting blacktown hospital to find out about melaluca stays if thats what you think will help you.

Best of luck.

[Twerp]

Spectrum in Melbourne offers a well regarded public BPD treatment program. I think it can be live-in or a day treatment program. I haven't heard recently. Also BPD is now considered one of the most treatable mental health disorders when dialectic behaviour therapy, DBT. It is usually a longterm commitment, minimum a year or two, to going to DBT groups and doing their steps and homework.

[-Rayne-]

I'm just reading through older threads and wanted to say I love this @Calmblueocean I admire your courage in making that change so much. It gives me encouragement to maybe drop the standard expectations and take the leap into accepting what I really need.