* New Resource/Real Life Group for Nons *

[Guest guest]

Dear Groups:

I am sending a post to the groups from Koenig, who is the leader of a

group of Nons from several lists (both WTO and others) who are working together

to put together real life support groups for Non-BPs The idea is that if

online support groups are helpful, real life support groups could be even more

helpful in bringing nons out of isolation, sharing local resources, and

providing support. and his group have worked very hard for several weeks

to put

this together.

and his group are also looking into other Non activism and have a

listserv for people who are interested in avocating for nons on a variety of

levels. If you are interested in finding out more about the group, I would

encourage

you to contact at jkoenig34@.... would like you to

please feel free to post this message (with the web site or list owner's

permission, of course) wherever nons congregate online as this group is

independent

and for everyone.

Randi

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Date: Sept. 4, 2003

From: Koenig, Director of PDFF

To: All Nons Online

Dear WTO list members,

I am excited to introduce Personality Disorder Family Fellowship (PDFF) to

the world of non-BPs. PDFF was developed by myself and some other nons with

the idea that non-BPs have an amazing healing and grounding affect on one

another when they come together and support each other. Non-BP support

lists like WTOs have shown us what online support can do. Imagine what

actual real life support can do!

That is our mission: to facilitate real life support groups to provide local

support like the lists have done. By bringing together non-BPs in your local

community, we believe that the effects of this real life local contact is very

beneficial to the non-BP who wants to find answers and start the healing

process.

Although this may sound fairly simple, we have found many that have tried

this and have become discouraged and given up. We at PDFF are working to create

a structured format that groups can follow to achieve stability, this seems to

be essential. This is going to take a little bit of time, but we are working

on it.

PDFF has 6 online lists that are meant to facilitate communication so the

members eventually meet in real life. These lists function just like other lists

that you may

subscribe to, but they are restricted to only people that live in certain

areas. They are local lists. Eventually we will develop a network of local

support that will include most everyone, but we are small right now and are

very low on time and money. Weapologize for this and we will keep you up

to date on new areas that we go into.

Why join a local list?

1) You get connected with people in your area that understand your

situation. You can meet as a group for a hike, bike ride, picnic, or just a

cup of coffee or tea. I suspect that these local list will be especially

helpful to those who intend to stick by their BP loved ones (Stayers) and

will need a shoulder to cry on from time to time.

PDFF is hopeful that the lists will evolve into support groups as we find

ways to make them more stable, which will help non-BP is to explore their deeper

non-BP issues and continue the process of recovery and healing. We are also

hopeful that

these lists will help non-BPs break their chains of isolation that helplessly

imprisons so many of us. For some, these lists will be one more baby step

out of unbearable isolation.

2) These locally focused lists could also be rich sources of local resources

to the non-BP. Bad therapists can be avoided and good ones can be referred

by people who have experienced them first hand. Other resources like

community programs and savvy lawyers could also be very useful to new

members of the non-BP world. No longer does every non-BP have to reinvent

the wheel, these valuable resources can now be handed to them for immediate

relief.

Here are the areas we are presently working with. If you live in or near

one of these areas, you are invited to subscribe to that area's list by

sending a blank e-mail to be e-mail address under that area or you can

subscribe by visiting the Web site.

HOUSTON TX

Send a blank e-mail to: PDFF-Houston-TX-subscribe

or visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDFF-Houston-TX/

PHILADELPHIA PA.

Send a blank e-mail to: PDFF-Philadelphia-PA-subscribe

or visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDFF-Philadelphia-PA/

PORTLAND ORE.

Send a blank e-mail to: PDFF-Portland-OR-subscribe

or visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDFF-Portland-OR/

DENVER CO

Send a blank e-mail to: PDFF-Denver-CO-subscribe

or visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDFF-Denver-CO/

BOSTON MASS.

Send a blank e-mail to: PDFF-Boston-MASS-subscribe

or visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDFF-Boston-MASS/

NEW YORK, NY

Send a blank e-mail to: PDFF-NewYork-NY-subscribe

or visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDFF-NewYork-NY/

Please feel free to contact at jkoenig34@... with any

questions or suggestions.

Regards,

Koenig

Director of PDFF