Re: TV commercial donation for BPD awareness?

September 1, 2010

You know what? Public awareness mediia campaings and pitching appearances on

news shows - that's what I do for a living. We just need funding.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:31 AM, blue2356@... <

blue2356@...> wrote:

>

> Hi , I was thinking the same exact thing..Seems the only way anyone

> would find out about BPD is if they, themself started therapy and the

> therapist made them aware..That's what happen in my case...My younger sister

> started therapy and was told it sounded like our Nada was BPD..I was

> thinking maybe an email on the subject to CBS or maybe 20/20...I guess they

> could do the research and find out what they needed to know to aire such a

> program...

>

> >

> > Hey everyone,

> >

> > I wish I had known about this BPD stuff decades ago. Imagine we would

> have

> > caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our lives be different?

> >

> > I wish there was some movement to raise awareness of BPD to which I could

> > donate. Something which would put commercials on TV aimed at kids, so

> they

> > hopefully won't turn out as adults living in emotional pain. I imagine

> the

> > commercial would look something like the Cymbalta commercial.

> >

> > I feel like our society is (becoming more) accepting of individuals

> > sexuality, race, religion, and even minor mental disorders (ADD,

> depression,

> > addiction). How nice would it be if survivors of BPD parents could be

> open

> > with their background and not be judged, ridiculed, or minimized?

> >

> > Main point. Donation to raise awareness of BPD aimed at kids. Any ideas?

> >

September 1, 2010

too bad we couldn't form a collective group..even if everyone on this

list donated a $1..we would have good money

Stefanie

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Girlscout Cowboy

wrote:

> You know what? Public awareness mediia campaings and pitching appearances on

> news shows - that's what I do for a living. We just need funding.

>

> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:31 AM, blue2356@... <

> blue2356@...> wrote:

>

>>

>> Hi , I was thinking the same exact thing..Seems the only way anyone

>> would find out about BPD is if they, themself started therapy and the

>> therapist made them aware..That's what happen in my case...My younger sister

>> started therapy and was told it sounded like our Nada was BPD..I was

>> thinking maybe an email on the subject to CBS or maybe 20/20...I guess they

>> could do the research and find out what they needed to know to aire such a

>> program...

>>

>> >

>> > Hey everyone,

>> >

>> > I wish I had known about this BPD stuff decades ago. Imagine we would

>> have

>> > caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our lives be different?

>> >

>> > I wish there was some movement to raise awareness of BPD to which I could

>> > donate. Something which would put commercials on TV aimed at kids, so

>> they

>> > hopefully won't turn out as adults living in emotional pain. I imagine

>> the

>> > commercial would look something like the Cymbalta commercial.

>> >

>> > I feel like our society is (becoming more) accepting of individuals

>> > sexuality, race, religion, and even minor mental disorders (ADD,

>> depression,

>> > addiction). How nice would it be if survivors of BPD parents could be

>> open

>> > with their background and not be judged, ridiculed, or minimized?

>> >

>> > Main point. Donation to raise awareness of BPD aimed at kids. Any ideas?

>> >

September 1, 2010

yeah, or we could write a grant. Any grant writers out there?

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Stefanie Low wrote:

>

> too bad we couldn't form a collective group..even if everyone on this

> list donated a $1..we would have good money

>

> Stefanie

>

> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Girlscout Cowboy

> <girlscout.cowboy@... <girlscout.cowboy%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> > You know what? Public awareness mediia campaings and pitching appearances

> on

> > news shows - that's what I do for a living. We just need funding.

> >

> > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:31 AM,

blue2356@...<blue2356%40sbcglobal.net><

> > blue2356@... <blue2356%40sbcglobal.net>> wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> Hi , I was thinking the same exact thing..Seems the only way anyone

> >> would find out about BPD is if they, themself started therapy and the

> >> therapist made them aware..That's what happen in my case...My younger

> sister

> >> started therapy and was told it sounded like our Nada was BPD..I was

> >> thinking maybe an email on the subject to CBS or maybe 20/20...I guess

> they

> >> could do the research and find out what they needed to know to aire such

> a

> >> program...

> >>

> >> >

> >> > Hey everyone,

> >> >

> >> > I wish I had known about this BPD stuff decades ago. Imagine we would

> >> have

> >> > caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our lives be different?

> >> >

> >> > I wish there was some movement to raise awareness of BPD to which I

> could

> >> > donate. Something which would put commercials on TV aimed at kids, so

> >> they

> >> > hopefully won't turn out as adults living in emotional pain. I imagine

> >> the

> >> > commercial would look something like the Cymbalta commercial.

> >> >

> >> > I feel like our society is (becoming more) accepting of individuals

> >> > sexuality, race, religion, and even minor mental disorders (ADD,

> >> depression,

> >> > addiction). How nice would it be if survivors of BPD parents could be

> >> open

> >> > with their background and not be judged, ridiculed, or minimized?

> >> >

> >> > Main point. Donation to raise awareness of BPD aimed at kids. Any

> ideas?

> >> >

September 1, 2010

>>Imagine we would have caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our

lives be different?

My mother was diagnosed with BPD when I was very young, so I've known about it

as long as I can remember. (She went to therapy on and off throughout my life.)

I'm not sure it makes things that different. She still made me think I was

crazy, everything she did was still everyone else's responsibility. My dad told

me, " she can't help it, she's sick. you have to be the strong one " .

If anything it made me feel worse, because when she went crazy, I felt it was MY

fault, because it wasn't HERS because she's sick, she can't help it, she doesn't

mean it, but I was expected to control MYSELF, and not say/do things that would

set her off.

She never could stay with a therapist that long, she had the same problems with

them that she does in any relationship. She tried some drugs but the few that

helped a little bit made her constipated and she was convinced they made her

fat, and always went off them. For a few years she was on some serious shit and

slept the whole time.

Unfortunately, knowing about it doesn't really enable you to DO anything about

it, especially when you're young.

I do support raising awareness though, at the very least it's comforting to know

you're not alone.

Casey

>

> Hey everyone,

>

> I wish I had known about this BPD stuff decades ago. Imagine we would have

> caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our lives be different?

>

> I wish there was some movement to raise awareness of BPD to which I could

> donate. Something which would put commercials on TV aimed at kids, so they

> hopefully won't turn out as adults living in emotional pain. I imagine the

> commercial would look something like the Cymbalta commercial.

>

> I feel like our society is (becoming more) accepting of individuals

> sexuality, race, religion, and even minor mental disorders (ADD, depression,

> addiction). How nice would it be if survivors of BPD parents could be open

> with their background and not be judged, ridiculed, or minimized?

>

> Main point. Donation to raise awareness of BPD aimed at kids. Any ideas?

>

September 1, 2010

If some one sets up some fund, I would be happy to donate.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:56 PM, slingshot2hell wrote:

>

> >>Imagine we would have caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our

> lives be different?

>

> My mother was diagnosed with BPD when I was very young, so I've known about

> it as long as I can remember. (She went to therapy on and off throughout my

> life.) I'm not sure it makes things that different. She still made me think

> I was crazy, everything she did was still everyone else's responsibility. My

> dad told me, " she can't help it, she's sick. you have to be the strong one " .

>

> If anything it made me feel worse, because when she went crazy, I felt it

> was MY fault, because it wasn't HERS because she's sick, she can't help it,

> she doesn't mean it, but I was expected to control MYSELF, and not say/do

> things that would set her off.

>

> She never could stay with a therapist that long, she had the same problems

> with them that she does in any relationship. She tried some drugs but the

> few that helped a little bit made her constipated and she was convinced they

> made her fat, and always went off them. For a few years she was on some

> serious shit and slept the whole time.

>

> Unfortunately, knowing about it doesn't really enable you to DO anything

> about it, especially when you're young.

>

> I do support raising awareness though, at the very least it's comforting to

> know you're not alone.

>

> Casey

>

> >

> > Hey everyone,

> >

> > I wish I had known about this BPD stuff decades ago. Imagine we would

> have

> > caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our lives be different?

> >

> > I wish there was some movement to raise awareness of BPD to which I could

> > donate. Something which would put commercials on TV aimed at kids, so

> they

> > hopefully won't turn out as adults living in emotional pain. I imagine

> the

> > commercial would look something like the Cymbalta commercial.

> >

> > I feel like our society is (becoming more) accepting of individuals

> > sexuality, race, religion, and even minor mental disorders (ADD,

> depression,

> > addiction). How nice would it be if survivors of BPD parents could be

> open

> > with their background and not be judged, ridiculed, or minimized?

> >

> > Main point. Donation to raise awareness of BPD aimed at kids. Any ideas?

> >

September 1, 2010

Actually, the NEABPD.org has created a PSA. it was professionally done and looks

very good.

> >> >

> >> > Hey everyone,

> >> >

> >> > I wish I had known about this BPD stuff decades ago. Imagine we would

> >> have

> >> > caught on to BPD when we were young? How would our lives be different?

> >> >

> >> > I wish there was some movement to raise awareness of BPD to which I could

> >> > donate. Something which would put commercials on TV aimed at kids, so

> >> they

> >> > hopefully won't turn out as adults living in emotional pain. I imagine

> >> the

> >> > commercial would look something like the Cymbalta commercial.

> >> >

> >> > I feel like our society is (becoming more) accepting of individuals

> >> > sexuality, race, religion, and even minor mental disorders (ADD,

> >> depression,

> >> > addiction). How nice would it be if survivors of BPD parents could be

> >> open

> >> > with their background and not be judged, ridiculed, or minimized?

> >> >

> >> > Main point. Donation to raise awareness of BPD aimed at kids. Any ideas?

> >> >

September 3, 2010

You have a really good point, Annie.

> > > > > > You know what? Public awareness mediia campaings and pitching

appearances on

> > > > > > news shows - that's what I do for a living. We just need funding.

September 3, 2010

My best friend from childhood is a KO and she went to school for directing and

film, I bet she would love to get in on this. We have both talked about getting

the story out there of BPD but never really did anything. But she has experience

working with documentaries and has her name on the credits of a few already. I

don't know about you, but I think it would be nice to talk to a camera if you

know the person doing the filming understood and didn't look at you like you are

the one with the problem. I bet between the whole group we could work something

out. I mean we all have a story, many us either have a skill, are willing to

help donate, or know somebody with a skill that could help. This seems not too

impossible if you ask me. At least not if we all work together, it would be less

scary.

Also thanks for that link I was watching that video and wow, it felt like

watching my own story that I went through, the struggle to keep my own children.

It was like the harder I was fighting to keep them safe the more crazy I looked

and the better my mom looked even though she was trying to take my kids and put

them into an abusive situation! Wow it is so backwards. Thanks for sharing. LB

> > > > > > > You know what? Public awareness mediia campaings and pitching

appearances on

> > > > > > > news shows - that's what I do for a living. We just need funding.

>

September 3, 2010